ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1995

Michael Brecker: I Mean You

Key
F major
Tempo
180 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Michael Brecker's solo on “I Mean You” has 551 notes in 85 seconds (6.5 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Ab2 to F5. The average tempo is 180 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

551Notes
85sSolo length
6.5Notes per second
Ab2–F5Range (33 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×82
  • +2 ×74
  • -1 ×74
  • +1 ×55
  • -3 ×54
  • +3 ×41

Changes played over

A1
F6
F6
D♭7
D7
Gm7
C7
F6
Gm7C7
A2
F6
F6
D♭7
D7
Gm7
C7
F6
F6
B1
E♭7
E♭7
F6
F6
D♭7
D♭7
G♭7
Gm7C7
A3
F6
F6
D♭7
D7
Gm7
C7
F6
F6

Record

Record
Infinity · Impulse! Records · 1995
Recorded
12-14.04.1995
Line-up
Michael Brecker (ts); McCoy Tyner (p); Avery Sharp (b); Aaron Scott (dr); Valtinho Anastacio (perc)
Composer
Hawkins/Monk

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