Alto saxophone solo · 1986

Benny Carter: Just Friends

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 205 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Swing
Choruses: 3
Form: A16B16

Benny Carter's solo on “Just Friends” has 568 notes in 112 seconds (5.1 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from D3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 205 BPM with a swing feel. About 46% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

568Notes

112sSolo length

5.1Notes per second

D3–Bb5Range (32 semitones)

46%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×99
-3 ×76
-1 ×63
+2 ×59
+3 ×54
-4 ×45

Changes played over

B♭^maj7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

F^maj7

A♭^m7

D♭⁷

G^m7

C⁷

A^m7

D^m7

G⁷

G^m7

C⁷B⁷

B♭^maj7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

F^maj7

A♭^m7

D♭⁷

G^m7

C⁷

E^m7♭5A⁷

D^m7

G⁷

G^m7C⁷

F⁶

C^m7F⁷

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: Klenner/Lewis
Solo length: 02:03-03:57

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