Alto saxophone solo · 1964

Paul Desmond: Bossa Antigua

Key: A♭ major
Tempo: 192 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Latin
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A8B8C8A8

Paul Desmond's solo on “Bossa Antigua” has 253 notes in 80 seconds (3.2 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from G3 to F5. The average tempo is 192 BPM with a latin feel. About 49% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

253Notes

80sSolo length

3.2Notes per second

G3–F5Range (22 semitones)

49%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×42
-2 ×36
0 ×35
-3 ×33
+1 ×29
-4 ×20

Changes played over

A♭^maj7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

A♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

A♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭^m7

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7

A^m7

D^m7

G⁷

E^m7

A^m7

D^m7

G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

A♭^maj7

F^m7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

Record

Record: Bossa Antigua · Rca Victor · 1999
Recorded: 1964-07-28
Line-up: Paul Desmond (as); Jim Hall (g); Eugen Wright (b); Connie Kay (dr)
Composer: Paul Desmond
Solo length: 00:51-02:11

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