Trumpet solo · 1964

Kenny Dorham: Punjab

Key: D major
Tempo: 155 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 4
Form: A10B8

Kenny Dorham's solo on “Punjab” has 477 notes in 111 seconds (4.3 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from Bb3 to E6. The average tempo is 155 BPM with a swing feel. About 72% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

477Notes

111sSolo length

4.3Notes per second

Bb3–E6Range (30 semitones)

72%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×113
+1 ×90
+2 ×71
-2 ×67
-3 ×40
+3 ×27

Changes played over

D^maj7

D^maj7A♯⁷

B^maj7

G♯^maj7

F^m7♭5

A♯⁷

E^maj7911♯

E^maj7911♯D♯⁷

G♯^maj7

G⁷⁹¹³

F♯⁷⁹¹³

B^maj7F⁷

F⁷

G^maj7A^maj7

B^maj7C^maj7911♯

Record

Record: In'n'Out · Blue Note · 1964
Recorded: 1964-04-10
Line-up: Kenny Dorham (tp); McCoy Tyner (p); Richard Davis (b); Elvin Jones (dr); Joe Henderson (ts)
Composer: Joe Henderson
Solo length: 03:25-05:17

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