ENDEIT

Soprano saxophone solo · 1941

Sidney Bechet: I'm Coming Virginia

Key
F major
Tempo
193 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Twobeat
Style
Traditional
Choruses
1
Form
A8B8C8

Sidney Bechet's solo on “I'm Coming Virginia” has 105 notes in 30 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from C4 to A5. The average tempo is 193 BPM with a twobeat feel. About 38% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

105Notes
30sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
C4–A5Range (21 semitones)
38%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×12
  • -4 ×12
  • +2 ×11
  • +1 ×10
  • +4 ×10
  • -2 ×10

Changes played over

A1
FF7BbBb-
F
DmA7
DmF7
B♭A7A♭7
G7C7
F
FC7
B1
FF7BbBb-
FDm7
AmE7
Am
FdimE7
Cm6/E♭D7
B♭m/D♭C7
FF7
C1
B♭
B♭
B♭m
C7
G7
C7
F
F

Record

Record
The Cradle Of Jazz -Sidney Bechet - Chant In The Night CD 2 · Trumpets of Jericho Ltd.
Recorded
1941-09-13
Line-up
Sidney Bechet (ss); Charlie Shavers (tp); Willie Smith (p); Everett Barksdale (g); Wellman Braud (b); Manzie Johnson (dr)
Composer
Heywood
Solo length
01:07-01:36

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