ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1949

Lee Konitz: Wow

Key
F major
Tempo
174 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
1
Form
A8B8A8B8

Lee Konitz's solo on “Wow” has 119 notes in 21 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from A3 to F#5. The average tempo is 174 BPM with a swing feel. About 76% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

119Notes
21sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
A3–F#5Range (21 semitones)
76%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×31
  • -1 ×26
  • +2 ×18
  • +1 ×15
  • +3 ×8
  • +5 ×5

Changes played over

A1
Gm7
C7
F6
AmA♭maj7
Gmaj7
G♭m7
F6
G♭dim
B1
Gm7
C7
F6
Am7A♭maj7
Gmaj7
G♭m7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
I1
Cm

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)
Solo length
00:46-01:06

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