Tenor saxophone solo · 1993

Bob Berg: Second Sight

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
114 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Funk
Style
Fusion
Choruses
3
Form
A16B16C10

Bob Berg's solo on “Second Sight” has 404 notes in 77 seconds (5.2 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from C3 to G5. The average tempo is 114 BPM with a funk feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

404Notes
77sSolo length
5.2Notes per second
C3–G5Range (31 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×86
  • -2 ×70
  • -1 ×40
  • -4 ×38
  • -3 ×32
  • +1 ×24

Changes played over

A1
B♭
B♭
B♭
B♭
D♭
E♭
B♭
B♭
B1
G♭7911♯
A♭
B♭
B♭

Record

Record
Enter The Spirit · Stretch Records · 1993
Recorded
1993
Line-up
Bob Berg (ts); Jim Beard (p); James Genus (b); Dennis Chambers (dr)
Composer
Bob Berg
Solo length
01:38-02:56

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