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Tenor saxophone solo · 1972

Sonny Rollins: Playin' in the Yard

Key
G major
Tempo
159 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Funk
Style
Fusion
Choruses
1
Form
A16

Sonny Rollins's solo on “Playin' in the Yard” has 164 notes in 55 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from C3 to D5. The average tempo is 159 BPM with a funk feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

164Notes
55sSolo length
3Notes per second
C3–D5Range (26 semitones)
57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×40
  • -2 ×38
  • -3 ×19
  • +3 ×18
  • -5 ×9
  • -1 ×8

Changes played over

A1
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
C7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
G7
C7
I1
N.C.

Record

Record
Next Album · Milestone · 1972
Recorded
1972
Line-up
Sonny Rollins (ts); George Cables (p); Bob Cranshaw (b); David Lee (dr); Jack De Johnette (dr); Arthur Jenkins (cga)
Solo length
09:06-10:08

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