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Alto saxophone solo · 1947

Charlie Parker: How Deep Is the Ocean

Key
C minor
Tempo
72 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8B8A8C8

Charlie Parker's solo on “How Deep Is the Ocean” has 375 notes in 108 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from E3 to F#5. The average tempo is 72 BPM with a swing feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

375Notes
108sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
E3–F#5Range (26 semitones)
64%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×66
  • -2 ×64
  • -1 ×59
  • +2 ×51
  • 0 ×35
  • +3 ×25

Changes played over

A1
Cm7
Bdim7
E♭6/B♭
Am7♭5D7
Gm7
Am7♭5D79♭
Gm7G♭7
Fm7B♭7
B1
B♭m7
E♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
B7
B7
B♭7
Dm7♭5G79♭
A2
Cm7
Bdim7
E♭6/B♭
Am7♭5D7
Gm7
Am7♭5D7
Gm7G♭7
Fm7B♭7
C1
B♭m7
Gm7♭5C79♭
Fm7
D♭7
E♭/B♭G7/B
Cm7F7
Fm7B♭7
E♭69Dm7♭5G7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 3 · Proper Records
Recorded
1947-11-17
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (dr); Charlie Parker (as)
Composer
Berlin
Solo length
00:11-02:01

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