ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1947

Charlie Parker: Scrapple from the Apple

Key
F major
Tempo
165 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Charlie Parker's solo on “Scrapple from the Apple” has 270 notes in 58 seconds (4.7 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from F#3 to G5. The average tempo is 165 BPM with a swing feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

270Notes
58sSolo length
4.7Notes per second
F#3–G5Range (25 semitones)
62%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×57
  • -1 ×48
  • +2 ×37
  • +3 ×31
  • +1 ×24
  • -3 ×20

Changes played over

A1
Gm7
C7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7F7
B♭maj7Bdim7
Fmaj7Gmaj7
Am7D7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 2 · Proper Records · 2002
Recorded
1947-11-04
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (bs); Max Roach (dr); Charlie Parker (as)
Composer
Parker
Solo length
00:49-01:28

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