Alto saxophone solo · 1986

Benny Carter: It's a Wonderful World

Key: C major
Tempo: 124 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Swing
Choruses: 3
Form: A4A4B4A4

Benny Carter's solo on “It's a Wonderful World” has 427 notes in 94 seconds (4.5 notes per second), spanning 34 semitones from D3 to C6. The average tempo is 124 BPM with a swing feel. About 43% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

427Notes

94sSolo length

4.5Notes per second

D3–C6Range (34 semitones)

43%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×60
-2 ×49
+3 ×47
+1 ×39
-3 ×39
+2 ×34

Changes played over

C^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

B♭⁷

C^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7

Record

Record: Benny Carter meets Oscar Peterson · Pablo Records · 1987
Recorded: 1986-11-14
Line-up: Benny Carter (as); Oscar Peterson (p); Joe Pass (g); Dave Young (b); Martin Drew (dr)
Composer: Oscar Peterson
Solo length: 00:39-02:14

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