ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1959

Nat Adderley: Bohemia After Dark

Key
G minor
Tempo
295 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A8A8B8A8

Nat Adderley's solo on “Bohemia After Dark” has 378 notes in 75 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from C#4 to Ab6. The average tempo is 295 BPM with a swing feel. About 63% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

378Notes
75sSolo length
5Notes per second
C#4–Ab6Range (31 semitones)
63%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×66
  • +2 ×61
  • -2 ×60
  • -1 ×51
  • -3 ×33
  • 0 ×27

Changes played over

A1
D79♭
D79♭
A2
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
C7
C7
C7
C7
C7
Am7♭5
D7
A3
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7
Gm7

Record

Record
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco · Riverside · 1989
Recorded
18. + 20.10.1959
Line-up
Nat Adderley (tp); Bobby Timmons (p); Sam Jones (b); Louis Hayes (dr); Cannonball Adderley (as)
Composer
Oscar Pettiford
Solo length
02:13-03:31

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