ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1952

Benny Carter: Long Ago and Far Away

Key
F major
Tempo
185 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8B8A8C8

Benny Carter's solo on “Long Ago and Far Away” has 231 notes in 44 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from D3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 185 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

231Notes
44sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
D3–Ab5Range (30 semitones)
48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×40
  • +1 ×34
  • +3 ×33
  • -3 ×26
  • -1 ×23
  • +4 ×16

Changes played over

A1
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7
Am7D7
Gm7C7
B1
A♭6
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
G7
Cmaj7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
A2
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7
Am7D7
Gm7C7
C1
Cm7
F7
B♭maj7
E♭7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7
C7

Record

Record
Battle of Saxes Volume 2 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2004
Recorded
1952-09-18
Line-up
Benny Carter (as); Oscar Peterson (p); Barney Kessel (g); Ray Brown (b); Buddy Rich (dr)
Composer
Kern/Gershwin
Solo length
00:50-01:34

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