Alto saxophone solo · 1960

Eric Dolphy: Les

Key: F major
Tempo: 235 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 4
Form: A14

Eric Dolphy's solo on “Les” has 502 notes in 58 seconds (8.6 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from F3 to A5. The average tempo is 235 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

502Notes

58sSolo length

8.6Notes per second

F3–A5Range (28 semitones)

48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×70
+1 ×63
-3 ×63
+3 ×60
+2 ×56
-1 ×52

Changes played over

F^7alt

B♭^7alt

F^7alt

B♭⁷

B^dim7

F⁷

D♭^m7G♭⁷

G^m7C⁷

A♭^m7D♭⁺⁷

A^m7D⁷

G^7alt

CD♭_/C

D_/CE♭_/C

Record

Record: Eric Dolphy · Prestige · 1960
Recorded: 1960-04-01
Line-up: Eric Dolphy (as); Jaki Byard (p); George Tucker (b); Roy Hanes (dr); Freddie Hubbard (tp)
Composer: Eric Dolphy
Solo length: 0:33-1:32

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