ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1994

Joshua Redman: Sweet Sorrow

Key
G minor
Tempo
53 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Ballad
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8B8

Joshua Redman's solo on “Sweet Sorrow” has 502 notes in 164 seconds (3.1 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from A2 to D6. The average tempo is 53 BPM with a ballad feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

502Notes
164sSolo length
3.1Notes per second
A2–D6Range (41 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×95
  • -1 ×73
  • +2 ×64
  • -3 ×46
  • +1 ×38
  • +3 ×38

Changes played over

A1
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
A2
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
E♭7A♭m6/E♭
D♭7911♯Cm7
B+7E♭/B♭
Am7♭5D79♯
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7
Gmj7N.C.

Record

Record
MoodSwing · Warner Bros. · 1994
Recorded
1994
Line-up
Joshua Redman (ts); Brian Blade (dr); Christian McBride (b); Brad Mehldau (p)
Composer
Redman
Solo length
03:00-05:42

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