Alto saxophone solo · 1947
Charlie Parker: Out of Nowhere
- Key
- G major
- Tempo
- 68 BPM SLOW
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Bebop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A16B16
Charlie Parker's solo on “Out of Nowhere” has 482 notes in 115 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from D3 to G5. The average tempo is 68 BPM with a swing feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
482Notes
115sSolo length
4.2Notes per second
D3–G5Range (29 semitones)
57%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -1 ×104
- +2 ×67
- +1 ×60
- +3 ×48
- -2 ×45
- -3 ×45
Changes played over
A1
B1
Record
- Record
- Boss Bird Disc 2 · Proper Records · 2002
- Recorded
- 1947-11-04
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (dr); Charlie Parker (as)
- Composer
- Heyman, Green
- Solo length
- 00:13-02:08
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.