Tenor saxophone solo · 1960
John Coltrane: 26-2
- Key
- F major
- Tempo
- 195 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Hardbop
- Choruses
- 4
- Form
- A8A8B8A8
John Coltrane's solo on “26-2” has 668 notes in 158 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from A2 to Eb5. The average tempo is 195 BPM with a swing feel. About 49% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
668Notes
158sSolo length
4.2Notes per second
A2–Eb5Range (30 semitones)
49%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -2 ×122
- +2 ×86
- -3 ×77
- -4 ×73
- -1 ×63
- +1 ×56
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings CD 5 · Atlantic Records · 1995
- Recorded
- 1960-10-24
- Line-up
- John Coltrane (ts,ss); McCoy Tyner (p); Steve Davis (b); Elvin Jones (dr)
- Composer
- Coltrane
- Solo length
- 00:39-03:18
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.