ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1963

Lee Morgan: Totem Pole

Key
E♭ minor
Tempo
138 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Lee Morgan's solo on “Totem Pole” has 410 notes in 111 seconds (3.7 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from A3 to C6. The average tempo is 138 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

410Notes
111sSolo length
3.7Notes per second
A3–C6Range (27 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×82
  • +1 ×62
  • -2 ×55
  • -1 ×46
  • 0 ×30
  • -3 ×30

Changes played over

A1
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
E♭m79B♭7
A2
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
E♭m79
B1
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭m7
D♭7
G♭maj7
B♭+79
A3
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
E♭m79B♭7

Record

Record
The Sidewinder · Blue Note · 1989
Recorded
1963-12-21
Line-up
Lee Morgan (tp); Joe Henderson (ts); Barry Harris (p); Bob Cranshaw (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer
Lee Morgan

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