Clarinet solo · 1979

Art Pepper: Anthropology

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 219 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Cool
Choruses: 4
Form: A8A8B8A8

Art Pepper's solo on “Anthropology” has 530 notes in 142 seconds (3.7 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from D3 to G6. The average tempo is 219 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

530Notes

142sSolo length

3.7Notes per second

D3–G6Range (41 semitones)

50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×83
+1 ×65
-1 ×65
+2 ×50
-3 ×45
+3 ×44

Changes played over

B♭⁶G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭G^m7

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭⁷A♭⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭⁶G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭G^m7

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭⁷A♭⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭⁶

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

B♭G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭G^m7

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭⁷A♭⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭⁶

Record

Record: Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 4 · Galaxy Records · 1989
Recorded: 25 - 26. 05.1979
Line-up: Art Pepper (as, cl); Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer: Parker, Gillespie
Solo length: 00:51-03:21

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