Tenor saxophone solo · 1983
David Murray: Body and Soul
- Key
- D♭ major
- Tempo
- 65 BPM SLOW
- Rhythm feel
- Ballad
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A8A8B8A8
David Murray's solo on “Body and Soul” has 146 notes in 30 seconds (4.8 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from Bb2 to D5. The average tempo is 65 BPM with a ballad feel. About 46% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
146Notes
30sSolo length
4.8Notes per second
Bb2–D5Range (28 semitones)
46%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +2 ×22
- 0 ×17
- +1 ×16
- -1 ×16
- -3 ×14
- +3 ×12
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Morning Song · Black Saint Records · 1984
- Recorded
- 25, 26 & 30.09 1983
- Line-up
- David Murray (ts); John Hicks (p); Reggie Workman (b); Ed Blackwell (dr)
- Composer
- Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green
- Solo length
- 04:57-05:28
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.