Tenor saxophone solo · 1993
Bob Berg: Nature of the Beast
- Key
- C minor
- Tempo
- 132 BPM MEDIUM
- Rhythm feel
- Latin
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A8A8A8A10B8
Bob Berg's solo on “Nature of the Beast” has 964 notes in 197 seconds (4.9 notes per second), spanning 37 semitones from Ab2 to A5. The average tempo is 132 BPM with a latin feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
964Notes
197sSolo length
4.9Notes per second
Ab2–A5Range (37 semitones)
48%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -1 ×164
- -2 ×119
- +2 ×102
- -3 ×75
- +1 ×66
- -4 ×60
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Enter The Spirit · GRP Records / Stretch Records · 1993
- Recorded
- 1993
- Line-up
- Bob Berg (ts); David Kikoski (p); Jim Beard (rhodes); James Genus (b); Dennis Chambers (dr)
- Composer
- Bob Berg
- Solo length
- 01:34-04:51
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.