ENDEIT

Baritone saxophone solo · 1959

Gerry Mulligan: Bunny

Key
C major
Tempo
115 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Gerry Mulligan's solo on “Bunny” has 231 notes in 65 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from F#2 to E4. The average tempo is 115 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

231Notes
65sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
F#2–E4Range (22 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×40
  • +2 ×32
  • -3 ×32
  • 0 ×25
  • +1 ×18
  • -1 ×18

Changes played over

A1
Am7D7
GE7
Am7D7
Dm7Gm7
CCm7F7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
G
A2
Am7D7
GE7
Am7D7
Dm7G7
CCm7F7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
GC
B1
Dm7G7
CA7
Dm7G7
C
Cm7F7
B♭
Am7D7
Bm7E7
A3
Am7D7
GE7
Am7D7
Dm7Gm7
CCm7F7
B♭B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
GC
I1
N.C.

Record

Record
Gerry Mulligan meets the Saxophonists · Verve Records · 1960
Recorded
1959-11-17
Line-up
Gerry Mulligan (bs); Johnny Hodges (as); Claude Williamson (p); Buddy Clark (b); Mel Lewis (dr)
Composer
Shorty Rogers
Solo length
02:24-03:30

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