ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1954

Lee Konitz: Bop Goes to Leesel

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
229 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
6
Form
A12

Lee Konitz's solo on “Bop Goes to Leesel” has 420 notes in 75 seconds (5.6 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Eb3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 229 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

420Notes
75sSolo length
5.6Notes per second
Eb3–Bb5Range (31 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×75
  • -2 ×59
  • +1 ×57
  • +2 ×50
  • -3 ×42
  • +3 ×40

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Dm7G7
C7
F7
B♭7
F7

Record

Record
Jazz Edition, Quadromania, Lee Konitz, Sax of a Kind CD 4 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
Recorded
1954-08-06
Line-up
Lee Konitz (as); Ronnie Ball (p); Peter Ind (b); Jeff Morton (dr)
Composer
Marsh
Solo length
00:25-01:42

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