Soprano saxophone solo · 1988

David Liebman: I've Got You Under My Skin

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
256 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
3
Form
A16B16C8D16

David Liebman's solo on “I've Got You Under My Skin” has 914 notes in 159 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from Ab3 to E6. The average tempo is 256 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

914Notes
159sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
Ab3–E6Range (32 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×146
  • -2 ×110
  • +1 ×109
  • -1 ×100
  • +3 ×86
  • -3 ×81

Changes played over

A1
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
C7
B1
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
C7
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
C1
Fm7
B♭susB♭7
E♭maj7
C79♭
Fm7
B♭susB♭7
E♭maj7
G7
D1
Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
D♭7
E♭maj7
Gm7♭5C79♭
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7

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
01:11-03:46

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