ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1996

David Liebman: No Greater Love

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
209 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

David Liebman's solo on “No Greater Love” has 380 notes in 72 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 37 semitones from Ab2 to A5. The average tempo is 209 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

380Notes
72sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
Ab2–A5Range (37 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×68
  • +2 ×57
  • -1 ×57
  • -2 ×35
  • -3 ×25
  • +3 ×24

Changes played over

A1
B♭maj7
E♭7
A♭7
G7
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
A2
B♭maj7
E♭7
A♭7
G7
C7
Cm7F7
B♭6
B♭6
B1
Am7♭5D7
Gm6
Gm6D7
Gm6
Am7♭5D7
Gm7
C7
F7
A3
B♭maj7
E♭7
A♭7
G7
C7
Cm7F7
B♭6
F7

Record

Record
Return Of The Tenor · Double-Time Records · 1996
Recorded
1996-01-05
Line-up
David Liebman (ts); Tony Marino (b); Jamey Haddad (dr); Phil Markowitz (p)
Composer
Symes, Jones
Solo length
00:40-01:53

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