ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1969

Dexter Gordon: The Rainbow People

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
120 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A8A8B8A8

Dexter Gordon's solo on “The Rainbow People” has 719 notes in 196 seconds (3.7 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Bb2 to F5. The average tempo is 120 BPM with a swing feel. About 46% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

719Notes
196sSolo length
3.7Notes per second
Bb2–F5Range (31 semitones)
46%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×94
  • +1 ×90
  • -3 ×81
  • -1 ×75
  • +2 ×70
  • -4 ×67

Changes played over

A1
E♭Fm7
Gm7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
G♭m7B7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7C7
Fm7B♭7
A2
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
G♭m7B7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭D♭7
Bm7E7
B1
B♭m7
E♭7
Am7♭5
A♭7
G7
C7
F7
B♭7
A3
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
G♭m7B7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭C7
Fm7B♭7

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
01:09-04:27

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