ENDEIT

Soprano saxophone solo · 1992

David Liebman: Nica's Dream

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
151 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A16A16B16A16

David Liebman's solo on “Nica's Dream” has 656 notes in 100 seconds (6.6 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Ab3 to F6. The average tempo is 151 BPM with a latin feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

656Notes
100sSolo length
6.6Notes per second
Ab3–F6Range (33 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×92
  • -1 ×92
  • +1 ×82
  • +3 ×65
  • -2 ×56
  • -3 ×50

Changes played over

A1
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
A2
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
D♭7
B1
G♭maj7
G♭maj7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
G♭maj7
G♭maj7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7Fm7
E♭6
E♭6
A3
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Am7♭5
A♭m7
Gm7
G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
I1
N.C.

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
Horace Silver
Solo length
01:57-03:37

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