ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1990

David Murray: Chelsea Bridge

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
53 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Ballad
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

David Murray's solo on “Chelsea Bridge” has 588 notes in 150 seconds (3.9 notes per second), spanning 38 semitones from G2 to A5. The average tempo is 53 BPM with a ballad feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

588Notes
150sSolo length
3.9Notes per second
G2–A5Range (38 semitones)
62%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×91
  • +2 ×89
  • -1 ×88
  • +1 ×86
  • -3 ×49
  • -5 ×25

Changes played over

A1
E♭7
D♭7
E♭7D♭7
B♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭6
D♭6C7B7B♭7
A2
E♭7
D♭7
E♭7D♭7
B♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭6
D♭B7
B1
G♭m7B7
Emaj7G7
G♭m7F7
Bm7E7
Amaj7Am7D7
Gmaj7
Gm7
D♭7C7B7B♭7
A3
E♭7
D♭7
E♭7D♭7
B♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭6
D♭6
I1

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
Billy Strayhorn
Solo length
02:28-04:48

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