ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1961

Eric Dolphy: Dahomey Dance

Key
G major
Tempo
129 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
6
Form
A12

Eric Dolphy's solo on “Dahomey Dance” has 552 notes in 135 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from Bb2 to Eb6. The average tempo is 129 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

552Notes
135sSolo length
4.1Notes per second
Bb2–Eb6Range (41 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×104
  • +1 ×76
  • +2 ×72
  • -1 ×58
  • -3 ×41
  • +3 ×40

Changes played over

A1
G7
G7
G7
G7913
F7
F7
G7
G7913
Dsus7
D7
G7
G7913

Record

Record
The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings CD 6 · Atlantic Records · 1995
Recorded
1961-05-25
Line-up
John Coltrane (ts); Eric Dolphy (as); Freddie Hubbard (tp); McCoy Tyner (p); Art Davis (b); Reggie Workman (b); Elvin Jones (dr)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
06:12-08:29

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