ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1988

Branford Marsalis: The Nearness of You

Key
D major
Tempo
37 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8C12

Branford Marsalis's solo on “The Nearness of You” has 971 notes in 333 seconds (2.9 notes per second), spanning 38 semitones from A2 to B5. The average tempo is 37 BPM with a swing feel. About 41% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

971Notes
333sSolo length
2.9Notes per second
A2–B5Range (38 semitones)
41%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×112
  • +3 ×105
  • -3 ×102
  • +2 ×94
  • +1 ×92
  • -1 ×92

Changes played over

A1
Dmaj7
Am7Dsus7
Gmaj7
Gdim7
F♯m7B7
Em7A7
F♯m7B7
Em7A7
A2
Dmaj7
Am7Dsus7
Gmaj7
Gdim7
F♯m7B7
Em7A7
Dmaj7C7
D6
B1
Em7
A7
Dmaj7
Am7D7
Gmaj7
F♯m7♭5B7
E7
Em7A7
A3
Dmaj7
Am7Dsus7
Gmaj7
Gdim7
F♯m7B7
Em7A7
Dmaj7Bm7
Em7A7

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.