ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1996

Michael Brecker: Naked Soul

Key
Tempo
92 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8B8C8D8

Michael Brecker's solo on “Naked Soul” has 771 notes in 166 seconds (4.6 notes per second), spanning 36 semitones from Ab2 to Ab5. The average tempo is 92 BPM with a swing feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

771Notes
166sSolo length
4.6Notes per second
Ab2–Ab5Range (36 semitones)
64%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×139
  • -1 ×139
  • -2 ×133
  • +1 ×80
  • -3 ×59
  • +3 ×56

Changes played over

A1
Gm
Gm
G7911♯
D79♯11♯
Fm7911
E/GG
Csus7
C79♯
B1
Fsus
D79♯11♯
B♭sus
G♭/A
C/A♭
C7alt
Fmaj7
Emaj79♯D7alt
C1
Gm79
F7/G
Gmaj7911♯
D79♯11♯
G♭/F
E/BG7alt
Gm7
A/C
D1
D♭maj7
E♭6
D♭aug/CA/B
Bmaj7/B♭
C/A♭
D♭79♯11♯C7alt
Fmj7
Fmj7

Record

Record
Tales from the Hudson · Impulse! Records · 1996
Recorded
1996
Line-up
Michael Brecker (ts); Pat Metheny (g); Joey Calderazzo (p); Dave Holland (b); Jack DeJohnette (dr)
Composer
Michael Brecker

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