Alto saxophone solo · 1997

Kenny Garrett: Brother Hubbard

Key: D minor
Tempo: 148 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Funk
Style: Fusion
Choruses: 1
Form: A8A8B9

Kenny Garrett's solo on “Brother Hubbard” has 312 notes in 82 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from E3 to G5. The average tempo is 148 BPM with a funk feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

312Notes

82sSolo length

3.8Notes per second

E3–G5Range (27 semitones)

52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×59
0 ×47
-1 ×43
-2 ×38
+2 ×22
-3 ×22

Changes played over

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

A♭^maj7

G^m

A♭^maj7

G^mA⁷

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

A♭^maj7

G^m

A♭^maj7

G^mA⁷

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

G^mA⁷

D^m

G^mA⁷

D^m

G^mA⁷

D^m

G^m

A⁷E♭⁷

D^m

A⁷E♭⁷

D^m

G^m

D^m

G^m

D^m

B♭^m

D^m

G^m

Record

Record: Songbook · Warner Bros. Records · 1997
Recorded: 07.-08.01.1997
Line-up: Kenny Garrett (as); Nat Reeves (b); Jeff Watts (dr); Kenny Kirkland (p)
Composer: Kenny Garett
Solo length: 01:42-03:04

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