Alto saxophone solo · 1951

Charlie Parker: Blues for Alice

Key: F major
Tempo: 169 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Bebop
Choruses: 3
Form: A12

Charlie Parker's solo on “Blues for Alice” has 279 notes in 52 seconds (5.4 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from F3 to G5. The average tempo is 169 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

279Notes

52sSolo length

5.4Notes per second

F3–G5Range (26 semitones)

59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×50
+2 ×43
+1 ×41
+3 ×32
-1 ×30
-3 ×23

Changes played over

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A^79♭

D^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭⁷

B♭^m7E♭⁷

A^m7D⁷

A♭^m7D♭⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F^maj7D^m7

G^m7C⁷

Record

Record: Boss Bird Disc 4 · Proper Records · 2002
Recorded: 1951-08-08
Line-up: Red Rodney (tp); Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Ray Brown (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)
Composer: Charlie Parker

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