ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1947

Charlie Parker: Embraceable You

Key
F major
Tempo
72 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Charlie Parker's solo on “Embraceable You” has 450 notes in 108 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from Eb3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 72 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

450Notes
108sSolo length
4.2Notes per second
Eb3–Ab5Range (29 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×75
  • +1 ×60
  • -1 ×59
  • +2 ×50
  • -3 ×37
  • +3 ×36

Changes played over

A1
F6
A♭dim
Gm7
C7
Gm7Gm/F
Gm7♭5C7
F6
E7A7
Dm7
Bm7♭5E7
Am7
Fm7♭5Fm7
Em7A7
Dm7G7
C7
Gm7C7
B1
F6
A♭dim
Gm7
C7
Gm7Gm7/F
Gm7♭5C7
F6Dm7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7
Em7♭5A79♭
Dm7
Bm7♭5B♭m7
Am7D7
Gm79♭C79♭
Am7D7
Gm7C7
I1
F6

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 2 · Proper Records · 2002
Recorded
1947-10-28
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
G. Gershwin

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