ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1993

Bob Berg: Blues for Bela

Key
C minor
Tempo
249 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
8
Form
A12

Bob Berg's solo on “Blues for Bela” has 533 notes in 91 seconds (5.9 notes per second), spanning 39 semitones from G2 to Bb5. The average tempo is 249 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

533Notes
91sSolo length
5.9Notes per second
G2–Bb5Range (39 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×114
  • +2 ×89
  • -2 ×66
  • -4 ×43
  • +1 ×41
  • -3 ×34

Changes played over

A1
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Fm7
Fm7
Cm7
Cm7
A♭7
G7
Cm7
G7

Record

Record
Enter The Spirit · Stretch Records · 1993
Recorded
1993
Line-up
Bob Berg (ts); Chick Corea (p); James Genus (b); Dennis Chambers (dr)
Composer
Bob Berg
Solo length
02:34-04:07

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