Tenor saxophone solo · 1993

Joshua Redman: Tears in Heaven

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 84 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel: Funk
Style: Fusion
Choruses: 2
Form: A10B10

Joshua Redman's solo on “Tears in Heaven” has 405 notes in 99 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Bb2 to G5. The average tempo is 84 BPM with a funk feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

405Notes

99sSolo length

4.1Notes per second

Bb2–G5Range (33 semitones)

51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×60
+1 ×55
-1 ×53
-3 ×40
+2 ×36
-4 ×27

Changes played over

B♭F_/A

G^mG^m_/F

E♭_/GB♭_/F

FF⁷

B♭F_/A

G^mG^m_/F

E♭_/GB♭_/F

FG♭^dim

G^m

D_/G♭

F^m

G⁷

C^m

F^sus

B♭F_/A

G^mG^m_/F

E♭_/GF^susF

B♭A♭^sus7A♭7

D♭C^dim

B♭^mE♭_/G

A♭N.C.

F^mA♭

D♭C^dim

B♭^mE♭_/G

A♭G^dim

F⁷

Record

Record: Wish · Warner Bros. · 1993
Recorded: 1993
Line-up: Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr); Pat Metheny (g); Joshua Redman (ts)
Composer: Eric Clapton/Will Jennings
Solo length: 01:02-02:44

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