Soprano saxophone solo · 1988

David Liebman: Pablo's Story

Key: E minor
Tempo: 144 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Latin/funk
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 4
Form: A16B16

David Liebman's solo on “Pablo's Story” has 712 notes in 186 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 36 semitones from A3 to A6. The average tempo is 144 BPM with a latin/funk feel. About 69% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

712Notes

186sSolo length

3.8Notes per second

A3–A6Range (36 semitones)

69%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×145
-1 ×141
+2 ×109
-2 ×93
0 ×34
+3 ×34

Changes played over

E^m7

D⁷

C^7911♯

B^79♭

A^m7♭5

B_/G

F^7alt

D♯_/E

D_/D♯

D♯_/E

C♯_/D

C^7911♯

A♯^79♭

A^m7♭5

B_/G

F^7alt

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: 03:07-06:11

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