ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1991

Joe Lovano: Central Park West

Key
B major
Tempo
63 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
5
Form
A12B10

Joe Lovano's solo on “Central Park West” has 712 notes in 203 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from C#3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 63 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

712Notes
203sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
C#3–Ab5Range (31 semitones)
53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×126
  • +2 ×116
  • -1 ×75
  • +1 ×58
  • -3 ×49
  • +3 ×48

Changes played over

A1
Bmaj7Em7A7
Dmaj7A♯m7E♭7
G♯maj7Gm7C7
Fmaj7C♯m7F♯7
Bmaj7Em7A7
Dmaj7C♯m7F♯7
Bmaj7
C♯m7F♯7
Bmaj7
C♯m7F♯7

Record

Record
From the Soul · Blue Note · 1992
Recorded
1991-12-29
Line-up
Michel Petrucciani (p); Dave Holland (b); Ed Blackwell (dr); Joe Lovano (ts)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
02:33-05:59

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