ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1991

Wynton Marsalis: Johnny Come Lately

Key
G minor
Tempo
245 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Wynton Marsalis's solo on “Johnny Come Lately” has 292 notes in 63 seconds (4.6 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from G3 to C6. The average tempo is 245 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

292Notes
63sSolo length
4.6Notes per second
G3–C6Range (29 semitones)
53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×43
  • -1 ×42
  • -3 ×38
  • -2 ×37
  • +2 ×31
  • +3 ×23

Changes played over

A1
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm6
E♭7D79♯
Gm7
E♭7D79♯
A2
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm6
E♭7D79♯
Gm7
Fm7B♭7
B1
E♭6Fm7
Gm7Fm
E♭6Fm7
Gm7Fm7
E♭6Fm7
Gm7C79♭
Fm6B♭7
A79♭D79♯
A3
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm7
E♭79D79♭
Gm6
E♭7D79♯
Gm7
E♭7D79♭

Record

Record
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn · Verve · 1992
Recorded
03.-08.09.1991
Line-up
Joe Henderson (ts); Gregory Hutchinson (dr); Wynton Marsalis (tp); Christian McBride (b); Stephen Scott (p)
Composer
Duke Ellington
Solo length
00:31-01:35

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