ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1993

Chris Potter: In a Sentimental Mood

Key
D minor
Tempo
49 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8

Chris Potter's solo on “In a Sentimental Mood” has 413 notes in 109 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 42 semitones from Ab2 to D6. The average tempo is 49 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

413Notes
109sSolo length
3.8Notes per second
Ab2–D6Range (42 semitones)
48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×58
  • +2 ×53
  • +3 ×52
  • -2 ×43
  • -1 ×41
  • -3 ×34

Changes played over

A1
DmDmj7
Dm7Dm6
GmGmj7
Gm7Gm6A7
Dm
D7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7Em7♭5A7
A2
DmDmj7
Dm7Dm6
GmGmj7
Gm7Gm6A7
DmN.C.
D7N.C.
Gm7C7
Fmaj7E♭m7A♭7
B1
D♭maj7B♭m7
E♭m7A♭7
D♭7B♭7
E♭7A♭7
D♭maj7B♭m7
E♭m7A♭7
Gm7
C7/G
I1
N.C.

Record

Record
Concentric Circles · Concorde Jazz · 1993
Recorded
1993
Line-up
Chris Potter (ts); John Hart (g); Kenny Werner (p); Scott Colley(b); Bill Stewart (dr)
Composer
D. Ellington/H. Dietz/ M. Kutz/I. Mills/A. Schwartz

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