ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1969

Dexter Gordon: Montmartre

Key
B♭ minor
Tempo
204 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
4
Form
A8A8B8A8

Dexter Gordon's solo on “Montmartre” has 680 notes in 153 seconds (4.4 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Bb2 to G5. The average tempo is 204 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

680Notes
153sSolo length
4.4Notes per second
Bb2–G5Range (33 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×98
  • +1 ×88
  • -1 ×86
  • +2 ×80
  • 0 ×61
  • -3 ×53

Changes played over

A1
B♭m
Cm7F7
B♭m
B7
B♭m
Cm7
Cm7
B7
A2
B♭m
Cm7F7
B♭m
B7
B♭m
F7
Cm7F7
B♭m
B1
Fm7
B♭7
Em7A7
E♭7A♭7
Fm7
B♭7
Cm7
F7
A3
B♭m
Cm7F7
B♭m
B7
B♭m
Cm7
Cm7F7
B♭m

Record

Record
The Tower Of Power · Prestige · 1993
Recorded
02.+04.04.1969
Line-up
James Moody (ts); Barry Harris (p); Buster Williams (b); Albert 'Tootie' Heath (dr); Dexter Gordon (ts)
Composer
Dexter Gordon
Solo length
00:56-03:31

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