ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1987

Michael Brecker: Nothing Personal

Key
G minor
Tempo
244 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
5
Form
A12

Michael Brecker's solo on “Nothing Personal” has 672 notes in 119 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 36 semitones from Ab2 to Ab5. The average tempo is 244 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

672Notes
119sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
Ab2–Ab5Range (36 semitones)
61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×126
  • -1 ×104
  • +1 ×90
  • -2 ×88
  • -3 ×56
  • 0 ×40

Changes played over

A1
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Cm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
E♭7
E♭7
D7
D7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7

Record

Record
Michael Brecker · Impulse! Records · 1987
Recorded
1987
Line-up
Michael Brecker (ts); Pat Metheny (g); Kenny Kirkland (key); Charlie Haden (b); Jack DeJohnette (dr)
Composer
Grolnick
Solo length
02:22-04:23

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