Guitar solo · 1988

John Abercrombie: Ralph's Piano Waltz

Key
Tempo: 197 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 3
Form: A28

John Abercrombie's solo on “Ralph's Piano Waltz” has 298 notes in 79 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from C3 to E5. The average tempo is 197 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

298Notes

79sSolo length

3.8Notes per second

C3–E5Range (28 semitones)

58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×59
-2 ×44
-1 ×37
+1 ×32
+3 ×19
-4 ×19

Changes played over

B♭

E♭^maj7911♯

D♭^maj7

A^m79

F^+j7

A^m

Record

Record: Quest/Standards, The Jazz Workshop Series, David Liebman/Richard Beirach/Ron McClure/Billy Hart · Advance Music · 1988
Recorded: 1988
Line-up: John Abercrombie (g); Richard Beirach (p); Ron McCure (b); Billy Hart (dr)
Composer: John Abercrombie
Solo length: 01:05-02:23

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