ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1955

Phil Woods: Strollin' with Pam

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
139 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
7
Form
A12

Phil Woods's solo on “Strollin' with Pam” has 621 notes in 147 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from F3 to G5. The average tempo is 139 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

621Notes
147sSolo length
4.2Notes per second
F3–G5Range (26 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×153
  • -1 ×78
  • -3 ×62
  • -2 ×59
  • +2 ×52
  • +3 ×40

Changes played over

A1
E♭7
A♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭7
A♭7
E♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
E♭7C7
Fm7B♭7

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)

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