ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1964

Paul Desmond: Samba Cantina

Key
F minor
Tempo
153 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Cool
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Paul Desmond's solo on “Samba Cantina” has 127 notes in 49 seconds (2.6 notes per second), spanning 23 semitones from Ab3 to G5. The average tempo is 153 BPM with a latin feel. About 67% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

127Notes
49sSolo length
2.6Notes per second
Ab3–G5Range (23 semitones)
67%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×30
  • +2 ×28
  • -2 ×15
  • -1 ×12
  • +3 ×11
  • -3 ×11

Changes played over

A1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fm7
Fm7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
Gm7♭5
C7
Fm7
Fm7
Dm7♭5
G79♭
C79♭
C79♭
B1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fm7
Fm7
B♭m7
E♭7
Cm7♭5
F79♭
B♭m7
Gm7♭5C7
Fm7
Dm7♭5D♭7
C7
C7
Fm7
Fm7

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
04:26-05:31

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