ENDEIT

Soprano saxophone solo · 1988

David Liebman: Begin the Beguine

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
120 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A16A16B16A16

David Liebman's solo on “Begin the Beguine” has 319 notes in 66 seconds (4.8 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Ab3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 120 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

319Notes
66sSolo length
4.8Notes per second
Ab3–Eb6Range (31 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×66
  • -2 ×44
  • +3 ×30
  • -3 ×27
  • +1 ×26
  • -5 ×25

Changes played over

A1
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
B♭maj79
G♭maj79
A♭maj79
B♭maj79
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Record

Record
Plays The Music Of Cole Porter · Red Records · 1991
Recorded
1988
Line-up
David Liebman (ss); Steve Gilmore (b); Bill Goodwin (dr)
Composer
Cole Porter
Solo length
02:44 -05:17

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