ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1946

Charlie Parker: Yardbird Suite

Key
C major
Tempo
210 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Charlie Parker's solo on “Yardbird Suite” has 192 notes in 37 seconds (5.2 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from F3 to D5. The average tempo is 210 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

192Notes
37sSolo length
5.2Notes per second
F3–D5Range (21 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×40
  • +2 ×34
  • -1 ×24
  • -3 ×19
  • +1 ×17
  • +3 ×13

Changes played over

A1
C6
Fm7B♭7
C7B♭7
A7
D7
G7
Em7A7
Dm7G7
A2
C6
Fm7B♭7
C7B♭7
A7
D7
G7
C6
G♭m7♭5B79♭
B1
Em7
G♭m7♭5B79♭
Em7
A7
Dm7
Em7♭5A7
D7
Dm7G7
A3
C6
Fm7B♭7
C7B♭7
A7
D7
G7
C6
Dm7G7

Record

Record
Boss Bird Disc 1 · Proper Records
Recorded
1946-03-28
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Vic Mcmillan (b); Roy Porter (dr)
Composer
Parker
Solo length
00:45-01:23

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