ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1950

Charlie Parker: Star Eyes

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
134 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8C12

Charlie Parker's solo on “Star Eyes” has 314 notes in 65 seconds (4.8 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from G3 to G5. The average tempo is 134 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

314Notes
65sSolo length
4.8Notes per second
G3–G5Range (24 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×57
  • +1 ×46
  • -1 ×41
  • +2 ×39
  • +3 ×36
  • -3 ×32

Changes played over

A1
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭m7A♭7
D♭maj7
Gm7♭5C+7
Fmaj7
Fm7♭5B♭7
A2
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭m7A♭7
D♭maj7
Gm7♭5C+7
Fmaj7
Fm7♭5B♭7E♭7
B1
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭m7
D♭7
G♭maj7
G♭maj7
Fm7♭5
B♭7B♭7913
A3
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭m7A♭7
D♭maj7
Gm7♭5C+7
Fmaj7
Fm7♭5B♭7
E♭7D7
D♭7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 3 · Proper Records
Recorded
March-April 1950
Line-up
Charlie Parker (as); Hank Jones (p); Ray Brown (b); Buddy Rich (dr)
Composer
Raye/DePaul

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