ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1996

Michael Brecker: Song for Bilbao

Key
C major
Tempo
184 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B4A8

Michael Brecker's solo on “Song for Bilbao” has 402 notes in 72 seconds (5.6 notes per second), spanning 38 semitones from Ab2 to Bb5. The average tempo is 184 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

402Notes
72sSolo length
5.6Notes per second
Ab2–Bb5Range (38 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×53
  • +2 ×49
  • -3 ×45
  • -1 ×44
  • +1 ×41
  • 0 ×32

Changes played over

A1
C7
C7
C7
C7
A♭7
A♭7
C7
C7
A2
C7
C7
C7
C7
A♭7
A♭7
C7
C7
B1
Am7B♭maj7
Gm7A♭maj7
Fm7Gm7
Am7Bm7
A3
C7
C7
C7
C7
A♭7
A♭7
C7
C7

Record

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

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