ENDEIT

Alto saxophone solo · 1989

Steve Coleman: The Oracle

Key
B♭ minor
Tempo
98 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
open

Steve Coleman's solo on “The Oracle” has 551 notes in 174 seconds (3.2 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from Eb3 to F#5. The average tempo is 98 BPM with a latin feel. About 40% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

551Notes
174sSolo length
3.2Notes per second
Eb3–F#5Range (27 semitones)
40%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×89
  • -1 ×71
  • +2 ×62
  • -2 ×50
  • -4 ×44
  • -5 ×37

Changes played over

A1
B♭m

Record

Record
Extensions · ECM · 1990
Recorded
1989-09-01
Line-up
Steve Coleman (as); Kevin Eubanks (g); Dave Holland (b); Marvin Smith (dr)
Composer
Dave Holland
Solo length
00:01-04:14

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