Alto saxophone solo · 1997

Kenny Garrett: Brother Hubbard

Key
D minor
Tempo
143 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Funk
Style
Fusion
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B9

Kenny Garrett's solo on “Brother Hubbard” has 452 notes in 108 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 35 semitones from Eb3 to D6. The average tempo is 143 BPM with a funk feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

452Notes
108sSolo length
4.2Notes per second
Eb3–D6Range (35 semitones)
56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×75
  • +1 ×73
  • -2 ×69
  • -1 ×66
  • +2 ×43
  • -3 ×37

Changes played over

A1
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
A♭maj7
Gm7
A♭maj7
E7A7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
A2
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
A♭maj7
Gm7
A♭maj7
E7A7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
B1
Gm7Am7
Dm7
Gm7Am7
Dm7
Gm7Am7
Dm7
Gm7
A7B♭maj7
B♭maj7
A7911♯
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7
Dm7911
Gm7

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
04:38-06:10

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