ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1948

Charlie Parker: Steeplechase

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
175 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Charlie Parker's solo on “Steeplechase” has 228 notes in 44 seconds (5.1 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from G3 to G5. The average tempo is 175 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

228Notes
44sSolo length
5.1Notes per second
G3–G5Range (24 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×52
  • -1 ×32
  • +1 ×25
  • +2 ×23
  • +3 ×22
  • -3 ×18

Changes played over

A1
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7B♭7
E♭6E♭m7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7Bbj7
A2
B♭G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7B♭7
E♭6E♭m7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7Bbj7
B1
D7
D7
G7
G7
C7
C7
F7
F7
A3
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7B♭7
E♭6E♭m7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7Bbj7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 3 · Proper Records
Recorded
1948-09-24
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Curley Russell (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
Parker

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