ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 2001

Chris Potter: Item 1, D.I.T.

Key
C major
Tempo
301 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
18
Form
A16

Chris Potter's solo on “Item 1, D.I.T.” has 1,631 notes in 228 seconds (7.2 notes per second), spanning 45 semitones from Ab2 to F6. The average tempo is 301 BPM with a swing feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,631Notes
228sSolo length
7.2Notes per second
Ab2–F6Range (45 semitones)
64%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×322
  • +1 ×248
  • -2 ×246
  • +2 ×213
  • -3 ×118
  • +3 ×114

Changes played over

A1
C
A♭7
D♭7
G♭Gdim
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
D♭Ddim
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B7
E7
AB♭dim
B7
G7

Record

Record
Damaged In Transit · WATT Works · 2003
Recorded
December 2001
Line-up
Chris Potter (ts); Steve Swallow (b); Adam Nussbaum (dr)
Composer
Steve Swallow

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