ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1949

Charlie Parker: Segment

Key
B♭ minor
Tempo
247 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Charlie Parker's solo on “Segment” has 351 notes in 62 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from F3 to G5. The average tempo is 247 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

351Notes
62sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
F3–G5Range (26 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×76
  • -2 ×59
  • +1 ×50
  • +3 ×25
  • -3 ×25
  • +2 ×16

Changes played over

A1
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7♭5F79♭
B♭m6
F+7
A2
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
B♭m6
B1
Fm7
B♭7
E♭m
E♭m
E♭m
A♭7
D♭
F79♭
A3
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7F79♭
B♭m6
Cm7♭5F79♭
B♭m6
F+7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 3 · Proper Records
Recorded
1949-05-05
Line-up
Kenny Dorham (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
Parker

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