ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1960

Nat Adderley: Work Song

Key
F minor
Tempo
155 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A16

Nat Adderley's solo on “Work Song” has 270 notes in 75 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from C4 to F#6. The average tempo is 155 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

270Notes
75sSolo length
3.6Notes per second
C4–F#6Range (30 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×45
  • -3 ×38
  • -1 ×33
  • +1 ×31
  • 0 ×29
  • +2 ×27

Changes played over

A1
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
G7
C7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
F7
B♭7
G7C7
Fm7

Record

Record
Work Song 1960-1969 · Giants of Jazz · 1993
Recorded
1960-02-01
Line-up
Nat Adderley (tp); Cannonball Adderley (as); Bobby Timmons (p); Sam Jones (b); Louis Hayes (dr)
Composer
Nat Adderley
Solo length
02:27-03:44

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