ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1988

Steve Coleman: Segment

Key
B♭ minor
Tempo
240 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
5
Form
A8A8B8A8

Steve Coleman's solo on “Segment” has 983 notes in 163 seconds (6 notes per second), spanning 34 semitones from C3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 240 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

983Notes
163sSolo length
6Notes per second
C3–Bb5Range (34 semitones)
48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×128
  • +2 ×119
  • -2 ×110
  • +1 ×109
  • +3 ×105
  • -3 ×84

Changes played over

A1
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
A2
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B1
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭7
A♭7
D♭7
D♭7
A3
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus
B♭sus

Record

Record
Triplicate · ECM · 1988
Recorded
1988-03-01
Line-up
Dave Holland (b); Steve Coleman (as); Jack DeJohnette (dr)
Composer
Parker
Solo length
00:32-03:16

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