Alto saxophone solo · 1964

Paul Desmond: Alianca

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 233 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Latin
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A16B16

Paul Desmond's solo on “Alianca” has 203 notes in 68 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 18 semitones from A3 to Eb5. The average tempo is 233 BPM with a latin feel. About 41% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

203Notes

68sSolo length

3Notes per second

A3–Eb5Range (18 semitones)

41%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

0 ×39
+1 ×29
-2 ×21
+2 ×20
+3 ×16
-3 ×15

Changes played over

B♭

A^m7

D⁷

G^m

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

D^m

G^m

E^m7

F⁷

A^m7

D⁷

G^m

G^m7

C⁷

C^m

F⁷

D^m

G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭

C^m7

Record

Record: Bossa Antigua · Rca Victor · 1999
Recorded: 1964-07-30
Line-up: Paul Desmond (as); Jim Hall (g); Eugen Wright (b); Connie Kay (dr)
Composer: Paul Desmond
Solo length: 00:41-01:49

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