ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1988

Branford Marsalis: Housed from Edward

Key
F major
Tempo
122 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Branford Marsalis's solo on “Housed from Edward” has 163 notes in 49 seconds (3.3 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from Eb3 to C5. The average tempo is 122 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

163Notes
49sSolo length
3.3Notes per second
Eb3–C5Range (21 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -3 ×28
  • +2 ×23
  • +1 ×22
  • +3 ×21
  • -2 ×21
  • 0 ×15

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
F7D7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Trio Jeepy · CBS/Columbia · 1989
Recorded
03.-04.01.1988
Line-up
Brandford Marsalis (ts); Milt Hinton (B); Jeffrey Watts (dr)
Composer
B. Marsalis

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