Alto saxophone solo · 1959
Ornette Coleman: Congeniality
- Key
- Tempo
- 233 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Free
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Ornette Coleman's solo on “Congeniality” has 677 notes in 167 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from E3 to G5. The average tempo is 233 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
677Notes
167sSolo length
4Notes per second
E3–G5Range (27 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +1 ×105
- -2 ×92
- -1 ×71
- +2 ×68
- -3 ×62
- -4 ×50
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
- 00:57-03:46
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.