Alto saxophone solo · 1963
Paul Desmond: Alone Together
- Key
- C minor
- Tempo
- 200 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Cool
- Choruses
- 3
- Form
- A14A14B8A8
Paul Desmond's solo on “Alone Together” has 577 notes in 160 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from G3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 200 BPM with a swing feel. About 54% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
577Notes
160sSolo length
3.6Notes per second
G3–Ab5Range (25 semitones)
54%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +2 ×91
- +1 ×89
- -1 ×68
- -3 ×64
- -2 ×64
- +3 ×59
Changes played over
A1
A2
B1
A3
Record
- Record
- Take Ten · Rca Victor
- Recorded
- 1963-06-12
- Line-up
- Paul Desmond (as); Jim Hall (g); Eugen Wright (b); Connie Kay (dr)
- Solo length
- 01:02-03:41
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.