Soprano saxophone solo · 1985

Steve Coleman: Double Vision

Key
Tempo
242 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
open

Steve Coleman's solo on “Double Vision” has 979 notes in 184 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from Ab3 to C#6. The average tempo is 242 BPM with a swing feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

979Notes
184sSolo length
5.3Notes per second
Ab3–C#6Range (29 semitones)
56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×198
  • +1 ×138
  • +2 ×122
  • -2 ×82
  • +3 ×78
  • -3 ×78

Changes played over

A1
N.C.

Record

Record
Seeds Of Time · ECM · 1985
Recorded
1985-06-06
Line-up
Kenny Wheeler (tp); Steve Coleman (as); Julian Priester (tb); Dave Holland (b); Marvin Smith (dr)
Composer
Dave Holland
Solo length
02:54-05:56

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