ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1969

Dexter Gordon: Stanley the Steamer

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
181 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
12
Form
A12

Dexter Gordon's solo on “Stanley the Steamer” has 777 notes in 192 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 38 semitones from Bb2 to C6. The average tempo is 181 BPM with a swing feel. About 49% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

777Notes
192sSolo length
4Notes per second
Bb2–C6Range (38 semitones)
49%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×116
  • 0 ×89
  • +1 ×88
  • +2 ×88
  • +3 ×88
  • -1 ×84

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
F7

Record

Record
The Tower Of Power · Prestige · 1993
Recorded
02.+04.04.1969
Line-up
Barry Harris (p); Buster Williams (b); Albert 'Tootie' Heath (dr); Dexter Gordon (ts)
Composer
Dexter Gordon
Solo length
00:34-03:44

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