Alto saxophone solo · 1986

Benny Carter: It's a Wonderful World

Key: C major
Tempo: 127 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Swing
Choruses: 2
Form: A4A4B4A4

Benny Carter's solo on “It's a Wonderful World” has 249 notes in 60 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from F3 to C6. The average tempo is 127 BPM with a swing feel. About 43% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

249Notes

60sSolo length

4.1Notes per second

F3–C6Range (31 semitones)

43%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×41
+3 ×36
-2 ×28
+1 ×23
-3 ×23
-1 ×14

Changes played over

C^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^mG⁷

C^maj7G⁷

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: 03:44-04:46

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