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Soprano saxophone solo · 1938

Sidney Bechet: Really the Blues

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
71 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Twobeat
Style
Traditional
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Sidney Bechet's solo on “Really the Blues” has 254 notes in 81 seconds (3.1 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from C4 to Bb5. The average tempo is 71 BPM with a twobeat feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

254Notes
81sSolo length
3.1Notes per second
C4–Bb5Range (22 semitones)
61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×54
  • -1 ×46
  • -2 ×29
  • +2 ×26
  • -3 ×21
  • +3 ×19

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7E♭7
B♭7F7

Record

Record
The Cradle Of Jazz -Sidney Bechet - Chant In The Night CD 1 · Trumpets of Jericho Ltd.
Recorded
1938-11-28
Line-up
Sidney Bechet (ss); Tommy Ladnier (tp); Milton Mezz Mezzrow (cl, ts); Cliff Jackson (p); Teddy Bunn (g); Elmer James (b); Manzie Johnson (dr)
Composer
Mezzrow
Solo length
02:13-03:35

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