ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1972

Sonny Rollins: The Everywhere Calypso

Key
C major
Tempo
193 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
13
Form
A12

Sonny Rollins's solo on “The Everywhere Calypso” has 601 notes in 131 seconds (4.6 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from B2 to C#5. The average tempo is 193 BPM with a latin feel. About 35% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

601Notes
131sSolo length
4.6Notes per second
B2–C#5Range (26 semitones)
35%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×94
  • -3 ×88
  • +3 ×72
  • 0 ×58
  • +2 ×48
  • +1 ×44

Changes played over

A1
C
F
G7
C
A7
Dm7
G7
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
01:01-03:02

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