Tenor saxophone solo · 1997

Bob Berg: You and the Night and the Music

Key
G minor
Tempo
167 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8C12

Bob Berg's solo on “You and the Night and the Music” has 655 notes in 95 seconds (6.9 notes per second), spanning 35 semitones from Ab2 to G5. The average tempo is 167 BPM with a latin feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

655Notes
95sSolo length
6.9Notes per second
Ab2–G5Range (35 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×112
  • -2 ×91
  • +2 ×86
  • +1 ×67
  • -3 ×51
  • 0 ×46

Changes played over

A1
Cm69
Dm7♭5G7
Gm7♭5C79♭
Fm6
Dm7♭5
G79♭
Cmaj7
Dm7♭5G7
A2
Cm69
Dm7♭5G7
Gm7♭5C79♭
Fm6
Dm7♭5
G79♭
Cmaj7
C7
B1
A♭7
Am7♭5D79♭
G7
G7
A♭7
Am7♭5D79♭
G7A♭7
G7D♭7911♯
A3
Cm69
Dm7♭5G7
Gm7♭5C79♭
Fm6
Dm7♭5G79♭
Cm7Am7♭5
A♭7G7
Cm69

Record

Record
Another Standard · Stretch Records · 1997
Recorded
1997
Line-up
Bob Berg (ts); Dave Kikoski (p); Ed Howard (b); Gary Novak (dr);
Composer
Bob Berg
Solo length
01:10-02:45

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