Alto saxophone solo · 1949

Lee Konitz: Marshmallow

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 299 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Cool
Choruses: 1
Form: A8A8B8A8

Lee Konitz's solo on “Marshmallow” has 352 notes in 52 seconds (6.8 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from A3 to G5. The average tempo is 299 BPM with a swing feel. About 70% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

352Notes

52sSolo length

6.8Notes per second

A3–G5Range (22 semitones)

70%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×74
+2 ×65
-2 ×60
+1 ×46
+3 ×21
-3 ×16

Changes played over

B♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

C⁷

C^m7

D^m7♭5G⁷

C^m7

F⁺⁷

B♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7

A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

D♭^m7

G♭⁷

B^maj7

B^m7

E⁷

A^maj7

A^m7

D⁷

G^maj7

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁺⁷

B♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7

A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

Record

Record: Sax of a Kind · Quadromania · 2005
Recorded: 1949-06-28
Line-up: Lee Konitz (as); Warne Marsh (ts); Sal Mosca (p); Arnold Fishkind (b); Denzil Best (dr)

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