The calypso piece is in common time, 4/4, while the jazz piece is in 6/8 time. The tempo of the jazz piece is at about moderato and the tempo of the Calypso piece is about allegro. Their tempos are quite close considering that moderato and allegro are close in tempo of one another. Both pieces have syncopation and include improvised solos in areas of the piece. Both pieces' distinct pattern is between playing the main melody followed an improvised solo and sometimes more than one. The calypso piece has a verse-chorus form throughout the piece since there is a continuance pattern of chorus then verse and in certain points includes improvisation saxophone solos. One of main elements of the structure of both pieces is improvisation. Because the form is most closely to verse-chorus, the form is seen as ‘A-B-A-B’ throughout the piece. Both pieces use improvisation throughout the piece which is where musicians spontaneously and musically composed and performed on the spot, communicating emotions and showing musicality and technique. The added emotion and spontaneous solos add to the song's overall individuality. In the jazz piece, there are solos by the clarinet, trombone, and trumpet. In the calypso piece, there are saxophone solos. The use of improvisation in both pieces adds individuality to the piece and still even though it has improvised spots, there is still structure present especially in the Calypso piece with its pattern of solo to melody to vocal verse and so on. Some of the Calypso piece improvised solos areas can be seen as much shorter than the improvised solos of the jazz piece and could be considered to be cadenzas since there is about a measure or two of improvised performance by the musicians specifically at 2:20 to 2:35 then the saxophone is joined but by another saxophonist and begins playing the repeated main melody.
