ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1947

Charlie Parker: Donna Lee

Key
A♭ major
Tempo
226 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A16B16

Charlie Parker's solo on “Donna Lee” has 371 notes in 70 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from F3 to G5. The average tempo is 226 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

371Notes
70sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
F3–G5Range (26 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×79
  • -2 ×62
  • +3 ×52
  • +1 ×41
  • -3 ×34
  • +2 ×20

Changes played over

A1
A♭
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭
E♭m7D7
D♭
D♭m7
A♭
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭m7
E♭7
B1
A♭
F7
B♭7
B♭7
C7
C7
Fm
C79♯
Fm
C7
Fm
A♭dim
A♭F7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭
B♭m7E♭7NC

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 2 · Proper Records · 2002
Recorded
1947-05-08
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (bs); Max Roach (dr); Charlie Parker (as)
Composer
Miles Daivs
Solo length
00:33-1:44

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