ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1964

Kenny Dorham: Serenity

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
155 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A14

Kenny Dorham's solo on “Serenity” has 181 notes in 45 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from Ab3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 155 BPM with a swing feel. About 65% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

181Notes
45sSolo length
4.1Notes per second
Ab3–Ab5Range (24 semitones)
65%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×39
  • -1 ×27
  • +1 ×26
  • +2 ×25
  • -3 ×20
  • +3 ×12

Changes played over

A1
Dm7♭5
G+7
A♭maj7G♭maj7
Em7A7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7Dm7♭5G7
Cm7Cm7/B♭
A♭m7D♭7
G+7G♭7
F7
Emaj7
Fm7B♭+7
E♭maj7
Dm7♭5G+7

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
01:29-03:16

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