ENDEIT

Soprano saxophone solo · 1988

David Liebman: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise

Key
C minor
Tempo
261 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
7
Form
A8A8B8A8

David Liebman's solo on “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” has 1,098 notes in 212 seconds (5.2 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from Bb3 to F#6. The average tempo is 261 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,098Notes
212sSolo length
5.2Notes per second
Bb3–F#6Range (32 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×196
  • +2 ×178
  • +1 ×151
  • -2 ×126
  • +3 ×86
  • -3 ×75

Changes played over

A1
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
A2
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
B1
E♭79♯
E♭79♯
C79♯
C79♯
A♭7alt
A♭7alt
G7alt
G7alt
A3
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm

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
S. Romberg/O. Hammerstein
Solo length
00:47-4:21

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