ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1990

David Murray: Blues for Two

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
60 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
7
Form
A12

David Murray's solo on “Blues for Two” has 1,302 notes in 335 seconds (3.9 notes per second), spanning 47 semitones from Ab2 to G6. The average tempo is 60 BPM with a swing feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,302Notes
335sSolo length
3.9Notes per second
Ab2–G6Range (47 semitones)
56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×197
  • -2 ×180
  • -1 ×179
  • +2 ×161
  • -3 ×112
  • +3 ×101

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
C7
F7
B♭7
B♭7

Record

Record
Tea For Two - George Arvantitas Presents the ballad artistry of David Murray · Fresh Sound Records · 1991
Recorded
1990-05-19
Line-up
George Arvanitas (p); David Murray (ts)
Composer
G. Arvanitas
Solo length
00:17-05:54

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