Alto saxophone solo · 1959
Ornette Coleman: Ramblin'
- Key
- Tempo
- 201 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Free
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Ornette Coleman's solo on “Ramblin'” has 474 notes in 134 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from F3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 201 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
474Notes
134sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
F3–Ab5Range (27 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +1 ×83
- -2 ×63
- 0 ×50
- +2 ×47
- -1 ×44
- -3 ×38
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Change of the Century · Atlantic Records · 1992
- Recorded
- 8-9.10.1959
- Line-up
- Ornette Coleman (as); Donald Cherry (p-tp); Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
- Composer
- Coleman
- Solo length
- 00:45-02:57
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.