Alto saxophone solo · 1955

Phil Woods: On a Slow Boat to China

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 243 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Bebop
Choruses: 4
Form: A16B16

Phil Woods's solo on “On a Slow Boat to China” has 847 notes in 129 seconds (6.6 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from E3 to F#5. The average tempo is 243 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

847Notes

129sSolo length

6.6Notes per second

E3–F#5Range (26 semitones)

59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×176
-1 ×163
-2 ×95
-3 ×93
+2 ×61
+3 ×59

Changes played over

B♭^maj7

B^dim7G⁷

C^m7

D♭^dim7

B♭^maj7

A^m7♭5D^79♭

E♭^maj7

D^m7♭5G⁷

C^m7

E^m7♭5A^79♭

B♭^maj7A♭⁷⁹¹¹

G⁷

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷⁹

B♭^maj7

B^dim7G⁷

C^m7

D♭^dim7

B♭^maj7

A^m7♭5D^79♭

E♭^maj7

D^m7♭5G⁷

C^m7

A♭^7911♯

B♭^maj7

D^m7♭5G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

B♭^maj7

C^m7F⁷

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: Frank Loesser

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