Trumpet solo · 1957

Lee Morgan: Just One of Those Things

Key: D minor
Tempo: 319 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Hardbop
Choruses: 2
Form: A16A16B16A16

Lee Morgan's solo on “Just One of Those Things” has 821 notes in 97 seconds (8.5 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from Ab3 to B5. The average tempo is 319 BPM with a swing feel. About 69% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

821Notes

97sSolo length

8.5Notes per second

Ab3–B5Range (27 semitones)

69%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×215
-1 ×146
+2 ×104
-2 ×100
-3 ×70
-4 ×42

Changes played over

D^m7

E^m7

A⁷

F⁷

B♭^m7♭5

B♭^m6

F_/A

D^m7

G^m7

C⁷

F^maj7

G♭^dim7

G^m7

E^m7♭5A^79♯

D^m7

E^m7

A⁷

F⁷

B^m7♭5

B♭^m6

F_/A

D^m7

G^m7

C⁷

F^maj7

G♭^dim7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E^dim7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

A^m7

G♭^m7♭5F^maj7

F^m7

E^m7

G♭^dim7

G^m7

E^m7♭5A^79♯

D^m7

E^m7

A⁷

F⁷

B^m7♭5

B♭^m6

A^m7

D⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F^maj7

Record

Record: The Cooker · Blue Note · 1958
Recorded: 1957-09-29
Line-up: Lee Morgan (tp); Pepper Adams (bs); Bobby Timmons (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr)
Composer: Cole Porter

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