Tenor saxophone solo · 1981

Michael Brecker: Confirmation

Key: F major
Tempo: 209 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 7
Form: A8A8B8A8

Michael Brecker's solo on “Confirmation” has 1,640 notes in 263 seconds (6.2 notes per second), spanning 37 semitones from Ab2 to A5. The average tempo is 209 BPM with a swing feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,640Notes

263sSolo length

6.2Notes per second

Ab2–A5Range (37 semitones)

64%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×340
-2 ×305
+2 ×227
+1 ×177
+3 ×151
-3 ×108

Changes played over

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

A^m7♭5D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

A^m7♭5D⁷

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

E♭^m7

A♭⁷

D♭^maj7

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

A^m7♭5D⁷

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

Record

Record: Three Quartets · Stretch Records · 1981
Recorded: 1981
Line-up: Michael Brecker (ts); Chick Corea (p); Eddie Gomez (b); Steve Gadd (dr)
Composer: Charlie Parker
Solo length: 00:39-05:29

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