Soprano saxophone solo · 1988

David Liebman: Day & Nite

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
245 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
4
Form
A16A16B16

David Liebman's solo on “Day & Nite” has 819 notes in 183 seconds (4.5 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from A3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 245 BPM with a swing feel. About 63% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

819Notes
183sSolo length
4.5Notes per second
A3–Eb6Range (30 semitones)
63%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×156
  • -1 ×137
  • +1 ×114
  • -2 ×109
  • +3 ×59
  • -3 ×52

Changes played over

A1
Bmaj7911♯
B♭79♭13♭
E♭maj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
Bmaj7911♯
B♭79♭13♭
E♭maj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭m7
Fm7
Emaj7911♯
D/E♭
D/E♭
A2
Bmaj7911♯
B♭79♭13♭
E♭maj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
Bmaj7911♯
B♭79♭13♭
B♭79♭13bEbj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭m7
Fm7
E♭maj7911♯
D/E♭
D/E♭
B1
D♭m7/G♭
D♭m7/G♭
B♭m7/E♭
B♭m7/E♭
D♭m7/G♭
D♭m7/G♭
B♭m7/E♭
B♭m7/E♭
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭m7
Fm7
Emaj7911♯
D/E♭
D/E♭

Record

Record
Quest/Standards, The Jazz Workshop Series, David Liebman / Richard Beirach / Ron McClure / Billy Hart · Advance Music · 1988
Recorded
1988
Line-up
David Liebman (ss); Richard Beirach (p); Ron McCure (b); Billy Hart (dr)
Composer
David Liebman
Solo length
00:48-03:57

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