Alto saxophone solo · 1979

Art Pepper: Desafinado

Key: F major
Tempo: 141 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Latin
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A1612B8C8

Art Pepper's solo on “Desafinado” has 373 notes in 111 seconds (3.4 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from G3 to F5. The average tempo is 141 BPM with a latin feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

373Notes

111sSolo length

3.4Notes per second

G3–F5Range (22 semitones)

57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×66
+2 ×59
-1 ×55
+3 ×43
-3 ×35
+1 ×30

Changes played over

F^maj7

G^7alt

G^m7

C⁷

A^m7♭5

D^79♭

G^m7

A^79♭

D⁷

D^79♭

G^79♭

G♭^maj7

F^maj7

G^7alt

G^m7

C⁷

A^m7♭5

D^79♭

G^m7

B♭^m

A^m7

B^m7♭5E^79♯

A^maj7

B♭^dim7

B^m7

E⁷

A^maj7

G♭^m7

B^m7

E⁷

C^maj7

D♭^dim7

D^m7

G⁷

G^m7

A^m7♭5D^79♭

G^m7

C^7alt

Record

Record: Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 4 · Galaxy Records · 1989
Recorded: 25 - 26. 05.1979
Line-up: Art Pepper (as, cl); George Cables (p); Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Solo length: 02:02-03:53

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