ENDEIT

Soprano saxophone solo · 1992

David Liebman: Milestones

Key
F major
Tempo
312 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
3
Form
A20

David Liebman's solo on “Milestones” has 502 notes in 94 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from Ab3 to E6. The average tempo is 312 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

502Notes
94sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
Ab3–E6Range (32 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×76
  • -1 ×63
  • +1 ×49
  • -2 ×48
  • +3 ×41
  • -3 ×40

Changes played over

A1
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
D♭7911♯
D♭7911♯
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
C+7
C+7
Am7
Am7
Am7
Am7
Am7
Am7
C+7
C+7
C+7
C+7
C+7
C+7
C+7
C+7
Am7
Am7
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
Gm6/C
F+7911♯
F+7911♯

Record

Record
Setting The Standards · Red Records · 1993
Recorded
May 1992
Line-up
David Liebman (ss); Mulgrew Miller (p); Victor Lewis (dr); Rufus Reid (b)
Composer
Miles Davis
Solo length
02:13-03:48

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