ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1955

Kenny Dorham: Prince Albert

Key
F minor
Tempo
153 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A8B8C8D12

Kenny Dorham's solo on “Prince Albert” has 738 notes in 174 seconds (4.3 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from G3 to B5. The average tempo is 153 BPM with a swing feel. About 66% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

738Notes
174sSolo length
4.3Notes per second
G3–B5Range (28 semitones)
66%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×160
  • -2 ×145
  • +1 ×91
  • +2 ×86
  • -3 ×60
  • +3 ×56

Changes played over

A1
Fm7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
D♭maj7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
B1
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
A♭maj7
Am7♭5D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
C1
Am7♭5
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
G♭m7♭5
B7
Emaj7
C7
D1
Fm7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
D♭maj7
D♭m7
Cm7
Bdim
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
Gm7♭5C7

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Horace Silver, Down Home; CD 3 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
Recorded
1955-11-11
Line-up
Kenny Dorham (tp); Hank Mobley (ts); Horace Silver (p); Doug Watkins (b); Art Blakey (dr)
Composer
K.Dorham
Solo length
01:09-04:02

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