ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1955

Phil Woods: Be My Love

Key
F major
Tempo
218 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
3
Form
A8B8A8C12

Phil Woods's solo on “Be My Love” has 712 notes in 121 seconds (5.9 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from E3 to E5. The average tempo is 218 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

712Notes
121sSolo length
5.9Notes per second
E3–E5Range (24 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×152
  • +1 ×104
  • -2 ×97
  • +2 ×73
  • +3 ×63
  • -3 ×48

Changes played over

A1
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Em7♭5
A79♭
Dm7
Bm7♭5
E7
A7
B1
D7
Gm7
A♭dim7
Am7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
A2
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Em7♭5
A79♭
Dm7
Bm7♭5
E7
A7
B2
D7
Gm7
A♭dim7Am7
Dm7
Gm7
C7
E♭7
D7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Battle of Saxes Volume 2, CD 3 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2004
Recorded
1955-11-25
Line-up
Phil Woods (as); John Williams (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Nick Stabulas (dr)
Composer
Nicholas Brodzky

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