Alto saxophone solo · 1949
Lee Konitz: Crosscurrent
- Key
- F major
- Tempo
- 256 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Cool
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A8B8C8A8
Lee Konitz's solo on “Crosscurrent” has 205 notes in 30 seconds (6.9 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from F3 to G5. The average tempo is 256 BPM with a swing feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
205Notes
30sSolo length
6.9Notes per second
F3–G5Range (26 semitones)
62%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -2 ×49
- -1 ×39
- +1 ×19
- +2 ×19
- +3 ×17
- +4 ×13
Changes played over
A1
A2
B1
A3
Record
- Record
- Sax of a Kind · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
- Recorded
- 1949-03-04
- Line-up
- Wayne Marsh (ts); Billy Bauer (g); Arnold Fishkin (b); Harold Granowsky (dr); Lennie Tristano (p); Lee Konitz (as)
- Composer
- Lennie Tristano
- Solo length
- 01:00-01:30
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.