ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1959

Johnny Hodges: Bunny

Key
C major
Tempo
114 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Johnny Hodges's solo on “Bunny” has 203 notes in 67 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 19 semitones from G3 to D5. The average tempo is 114 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

203Notes
67sSolo length
3Notes per second
G3–D5Range (19 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×44
  • +1 ×31
  • -3 ×20
  • +3 ×17
  • -2 ×15
  • 0 ×11

Changes played over

A1
Am7D7
GE7
Am7D7
Dm7G7
CF7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
GC
A2
Am7D7
GE7
Am7D7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7F7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
GC
B1
Dm7G7
Cmaj7A7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7
Cm7F7
B♭
Am7D7
Bm7E7
A3
Am7D7
GE7
AmD7
Dm7G7
CF7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
GC
I1
N.C.

Record

Record
Gerry Mulligan meets the Saxophonists · Verve Records · 1960
Recorded
1959-11-17
Line-up
Gerry Mulligan (bs); Johnny Hodges (as); Claude Williamson (p); Buddy Clark (b); Mel Lewis (dr)
Composer
Shorty Rogers
Solo length
01:16-02:23

Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.