ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1938

Chu Berry: Body and Soul

Key
C major
Tempo
82 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Chu Berry's solo on “Body and Soul” has 251 notes in 91 seconds (2.8 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from C#3 to D5. The average tempo is 82 BPM with a swing feel. About 66% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

251Notes
91sSolo length
2.8Notes per second
C#3–D5Range (25 semitones)
66%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×54
  • -1 ×53
  • +2 ×41
  • +3 ×26
  • +1 ×17
  • -3 ×12

Changes played over

A1
Dm7A79♭
Dm7D♭7
Cmaj7F7
Em7E♭dim7
Dm7
Bm7♭5E7
Am7D7D-7G7
C6A7
A2
Dm7A79♭
Dm7D♭7
Cmaj7F7
Em7E♭dim7
Dm7
Bm7♭5E7
Am7D7D-7G7
CA♭7
B1
D♭maj7E♭m7
D♭/FG♭m7B7
Fm7Bb-7Eb-7A♭7
D♭maj7
D♭m7G♭7
Bmaj7Dm
D♭m7G♭7
B7B♭7A7
A3
Dm7A79♭
Dm7D♭7
Cmaj7F7
Em7E♭dim7
Dm7
Bm7♭5E7
Am7D7D-7G7
C6N.C.

Record

Record
The Chronological Classics: Chu Berry 1937-1941 · Classic Records · 1994
Recorded
1938-11-11
Line-up
Roy Eldridge (tp); Chu Berry (ts); Clyde Hart (p); Danny Barker (g); Artie Shapiro (b); Sidney Catlett (dr)
Composer
Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green
Solo length
00:13-01:44

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