Baritone saxophone solo · 1960

Gerry Mulligan: The Red Door

Key: G major
Tempo: 236 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A8A8B8A8

Gerry Mulligan's solo on “The Red Door” has 359 notes in 67 seconds (5.4 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from G2 to G4. The average tempo is 236 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

359Notes

67sSolo length

5.4Notes per second

G2–G4Range (24 semitones)

51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×60
+2 ×54
-3 ×45
-1 ×35
-2 ×35
0 ×32

Changes played over

C^m7F⁷

A♯

A^m7D⁷

C^m7F⁷

A♯

A^m6D⁷

G⁷

C^m

G♯⁷G⁷

C^m

G♯⁷G⁷

D♯

F^m7A♯⁷

D♯⁷

A^m7D⁷

C^m7F⁷

A♯

A^m7D⁷

Record

Record: Gerry Mulligan meets the Saxophonists · Verve Records · 1960
Recorded: 1960
Line-up: Gerry Mulligan (bs); Zoot Sims (ts); Bob Brookmeyer (p); Buddy Clark (b); Mel Lewis (dr)
Composer: Zoot Sims / Gerry Mulligan
Solo length: 03:17-04:24

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