ENDEIT

Bass clarinet solo · 1960

Eric Dolphy: Serene

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
75 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
3
Form
A12

Eric Dolphy's solo on “Serene” has 600 notes in 115 seconds (5.2 notes per second), spanning 43 semitones from C#2 to Ab5. The average tempo is 75 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

600Notes
115sSolo length
5.2Notes per second
C#2–Ab5Range (43 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×88
  • +1 ×85
  • -2 ×83
  • +2 ×70
  • -3 ×52
  • +3 ×49

Changes played over

A1
E♭maj7
A♭7911♯
D♭7
E♭7
A♭7
D7alt
E♭maj7
D♭m7G♭7
Fm7♭5
B♭7altBm7E7
A♭7911♯
A♭7911♯

Record

Record
Eric Dolphy · Prestige · 1960
Recorded
1960-08-15
Line-up
Eric Dolphy (bc); Ron Carter (Vc); George Duvivier (b); Roy Haynes (dr)
Composer
Eric Dolphy
Solo length
00:40-02:43

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