Alto saxophone solo · 1959
Ornette Coleman: Peace
- Key
- Tempo
- 126 BPM MEDIUM
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Free
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Ornette Coleman's solo on “Peace” has 430 notes in 166 seconds (2.6 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from Eb3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 126 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
430Notes
166sSolo length
2.6Notes per second
Eb3–Ab5Range (29 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -2 ×59
- -1 ×50
- +1 ×46
- +2 ×46
- -3 ×34
- +3 ×29
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
- 01:39-04:26
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.