Alto saxophone solo · 1959
Ornette Coleman: Chronology
- Key
- Tempo
- 236 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Free
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Ornette Coleman's solo on “Chronology” has 668 notes in 162 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from E3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 236 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
668Notes
162sSolo length
4.1Notes per second
E3–Ab5Range (28 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +1 ×133
- -2 ×81
- -3 ×67
- +2 ×64
- -1 ×59
- +3 ×37
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- The Shape Of Jazz To Come · Atlantic Records · 1959
- Recorded
- 1959-05-22
- Line-up
- Ornette Coleman (as); Donald Cherry (p-tp); Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
- Composer
- Coleman
- Solo length
- 02:44-05:25
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.