ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1961

Phil Woods: Crazy Rhythm

Key
F major
Tempo
236 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Phil Woods's solo on “Crazy Rhythm” has 183 notes in 33 seconds (5.5 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from F#2 to Eb5. The average tempo is 236 BPM with a swing feel. About 45% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

183Notes
33sSolo length
5.5Notes per second
F#2–Eb5Range (33 semitones)
45%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×33
  • 0 ×26
  • -1 ×24
  • -3 ×20
  • -2 ×15
  • -4 ×11

Changes played over

A1
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7/AA♭dim7
Gm7
C7
F6D7
Gm7C7
A2
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7/AA♭dim7
Gm7
C7
F6
F6
B1
Cm7
F7
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
B♭m7
E♭79
D7
Gm7C7
A3
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
G7
G7
Gm7
C7
F6D7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Further Definitions · Impulse! Records · 1997
Recorded
1961-11-15
Line-up
Benny Carter (as); Phil Woods (as); Coleman Hawkins (ts); Charlie Rouse (ts); John Collins (g); Dick Katz (p); Jimmy Garrison (b); Jo Jones (dr)
Composer
Meyer, Kahn, Caesar

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