ENDEIT

Baritone saxophone solo · 1957

Gerry Mulligan: Line for Lyons

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
173 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
1
Form
A8A88C8

Gerry Mulligan's solo on “Line for Lyons” has 198 notes in 47 seconds (4.3 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from A2 to A4. The average tempo is 173 BPM with a swing feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

198Notes
47sSolo length
4.3Notes per second
A2–A4Range (24 semitones)
57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×37
  • +1 ×30
  • -2 ×27
  • +3 ×21
  • -1 ×18
  • -3 ×10

Changes played over

A1
B♭69B♭7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
A2
B♭69B♭7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7
B♭7
B1
E♭maj7
Em7♭5A7
Dm7
G79♭
Cm7
F7
Dm7G7
Cm7F7
A3
B♭69B♭7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7G7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7
Cm7F7
I1
B♭6B♭7

Record

Record
Gerry Mulligan meets the Saxophonists · Verve Records · 1960
Recorded
1957-08-27
Line-up
Gerry Mulligan (bs); Paul Desmond (as); Joe Benjamin (b); Dave Bailey (dr)
Composer
Gerry Mulligan
Solo length
00:43-01:30

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