ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1945

Charlie Parker: Billie's Bounce

Key
F major
Tempo
159 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
4
Form
A12

Charlie Parker's solo on “Billie's Bounce” has 303 notes in 73 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from E3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 159 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

303Notes
73sSolo length
4.1Notes per second
E3–Ab5Range (28 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×67
  • +1 ×45
  • -1 ×42
  • -3 ×29
  • +3 ×26
  • +2 ×24

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
Am7D7
Gm
C7
F7
C7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 1 · Proper Records
Recorded
1945-11-26
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Vic Mcmillan (b); Roy Porter (dr)
Composer
Charlie Parker
Solo length
00:41-01:54

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