Tenor saxophone solo · 1988
Branford Marsalis: Three Little Words
- Key
- C major
- Tempo
- 264 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 7
- Form
- A8A8B8A8
Branford Marsalis's solo on “Three Little Words” has 1,104 notes in 193 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from Bb2 to E5. The average tempo is 264 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
1,104Notes
193sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
Bb2–E5Range (30 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +1 ×177
- +2 ×153
- -3 ×134
- -2 ×104
- 0 ×103
- +3 ×103
Changes played over
A1
A2
B1
A3
Record
- Record
- Trio Jeepy · CBS/Columbia · 1989
- Recorded
- 03.-04.01.1988
- Line-up
- Brandford Marsalis (ts); Milt Hinton (B); Jeffrey Watts (dr)
- Composer
- Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.