ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1952

Benny Carter: Long Ago and Far Away

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

Benny Carter's solo on “Long Ago and Far Away” has 254 notes in 49 seconds (5.2 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from F3 to F5. The average tempo is 186 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

254Notes
49sSolo length
5.2Notes per second
F3–F5Range (24 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×38
  • +1 ×36
  • -1 ×29
  • -3 ×29
  • +2 ×25
  • +3 ×23

Changes played over

A1
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7
F6D7
Gm7C7
B1
A♭6Fm7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
G7
Cmaj7
Am7
Gm7
C7
A2
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6D7
Gm7C7
C1
Cm7
F7
B♭maj7
B♭m6E♭7
F6/AA♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7
F6/AA♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6
F6
F6
F6

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
02:13-03:02

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