ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1963

John Coltrane: Impressions (1963)

Key
D minor
Tempo
279 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
13
Form
A8A8B8A8

John Coltrane's solo on “Impressions (1963)” has 1,954 notes in 370 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 42 semitones from F2 to B5. The average tempo is 279 BPM with a swing feel. About 36% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,954Notes
370sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
F2–B5Range (42 semitones)
36%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×256
  • +2 ×227
  • -3 ×213
  • +3 ×147
  • -4 ×136
  • +4 ×122

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
Afro Blue Impressions · Pablo Records · 1977
Recorded
1963-10-22
Line-up
John Coltrane (ts); Jimmy Garrison (b); Elvin Jones (dr); McCoy Tyner (p)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
00:00-06:37

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