ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1945

Don Byas: Out of Nowhere

Key
G major
Tempo
56 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Ballad
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Don Byas's solo on “Out of Nowhere” has 267 notes in 69 seconds (3.9 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from C3 to D5. The average tempo is 56 BPM with a ballad feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

267Notes
69sSolo length
3.9Notes per second
C3–D5Range (26 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×43
  • -2 ×39
  • +1 ×31
  • -3 ×31
  • +3 ×29
  • -1 ×23

Changes played over

A1
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
A♯m7
D♯7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Bm7
E79♭
Am7
E79♭
Am7
Am7
D♯7
D♯7
I1
N.C.
N.C.

Record

Record
Moon Nocturne · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
Recorded
1945-06-27
Line-up
Don Byas (ts); Buck Clayton (tp); Johnny Guarnieri (p); Eddie Safranski (b); Denzil Best (dr)
Composer
Heyman, Green
Solo length
02:02-03:15

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