ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1961

John Coltrane: Impressions (1961)

Key
D minor
Tempo
293 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
31
Form
A8A8B8A8

John Coltrane's solo on “Impressions (1961)” has 4,954 notes in 816 seconds (6.1 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from G2 to C6. The average tempo is 293 BPM with a swing feel. About 44% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

4,954Notes
816sSolo length
6.1Notes per second
G2–C6Range (41 semitones)
44%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×619
  • +2 ×612
  • -2 ×474
  • +1 ×431
  • +3 ×386
  • -3 ×361

Changes played over

A1
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
A2
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
B1
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
E♭m7
A3
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7
Dm7

Record

Record
Impressions · Impulse · 1987
Recorded
1961-11-05
Line-up
McCoy Tyner (p); Jimmy Garrison (b); Elvin Jones (dr); John Coltrane (ts)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
00:30-14:00

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