ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1988

Steve Coleman: Take the Coltrane

Key
F major
Tempo
240 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
14
Form
A12

Steve Coleman's solo on “Take the Coltrane” has 1,004 notes in 170 seconds (5.9 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from D3 to A5. The average tempo is 240 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

1,004Notes
170sSolo length
5.9Notes per second
D3–A5Range (31 semitones)
48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×142
  • -1 ×136
  • -2 ×110
  • -3 ×108
  • +1 ×97
  • +3 ×96

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
F7
G7
C7
F7
C7

Record

Record
Triplicate · ECM Records · 1988
Recorded
1988-03-01
Line-up
Steve Coleman (as); Dave Holland (b); Jack DeJohnette (dr)
Composer
Duke Ellington
Solo length
00:25-03:16

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