ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1988

Branford Marsalis: U.M.M.G.

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
212 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
6
Form
A8A8B8A8

Branford Marsalis's solo on “U.M.M.G.” has 1,113 notes in 227 seconds (4.9 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from Ab2 to C#6. The average tempo is 212 BPM with a swing feel. About 46% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,113Notes
227sSolo length
4.9Notes per second
Ab2–C#6Range (41 semitones)
46%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×175
  • -2 ×162
  • -3 ×119
  • +1 ×91
  • +3 ×91
  • -1 ×83

Changes played over

A1
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
D♭m7
G♭7
A2
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
A♭m7D♭7
B1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
A♭m7♭5
D♭79♭
G♭m
A♭7
A3
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7
D♭6
D♭dim7
D♭6

Record

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

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