ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1972

Sonny Rollins: The Everywhere Calypso

Key
C major
Tempo
197 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
19
Form
A12

Sonny Rollins's solo on “The Everywhere Calypso” has 949 notes in 186 seconds (5.1 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from C3 to F5. The average tempo is 197 BPM with a latin feel. About 44% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

949Notes
186sSolo length
5.1Notes per second
C3–F5Range (29 semitones)
44%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×151
  • -3 ×109
  • +2 ×94
  • +1 ×92
  • +3 ×85
  • -1 ×76

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
04:28-07:35

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