ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1959

John Coltrane: Mr. P.C.

Key
C minor
Tempo
258 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
16
Form
A12

John Coltrane's solo on “Mr. P.C.” has 1,165 notes in 179 seconds (6.5 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Bb2 to G5. The average tempo is 258 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,165Notes
179sSolo length
6.5Notes per second
Bb2–G5Range (33 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×216
  • -2 ×181
  • +3 ×146
  • -1 ×134
  • +1 ×111
  • -3 ×95

Changes played over

A1
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Fm7
Fm7
Cm7
Cm7
A♭7
G7
Cm7
Cm7

Record

Record
The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings CD 2 · Atlantic Records · 1995
Recorded
1959-05-04
Line-up
John Coltrane (ts); Tommy Flanagan (p); Paul Chambers (b); Art Taylor (dr)
Composer
Coltrane
Solo length
00:22-03:22

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