Alto saxophone solo · 1964

Paul Desmond: Samba Cantina

Key: F minor
Tempo: 151 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Latin
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A16B16

Paul Desmond's solo on “Samba Cantina” has 292 notes in 103 seconds (2.8 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from A3 to G5. The average tempo is 151 BPM with a latin feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

292Notes

103sSolo length

2.8Notes per second

A3–G5Range (22 semitones)

53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×47
+1 ×42
-2 ×40
+3 ×27
0 ×26
-1 ×26

Changes played over

G^m7♭5

C^79♭

F^m7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

A♭^maj7

G^m7♭5

C⁷

F^m7

D^m7♭5

G^79♭

C^79♭

G^m7♭5

C^79♭

F^m7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

C^m7♭5

F^79♭

B♭^m7

G^m7♭5C⁷

F^m7

D^m7♭5D♭⁷

C⁷

F^m7

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: 01:02-02:47

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