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Alto saxophone solo · 1989

Steve Coleman: The Oracle

Key
B♭ minor
Tempo
104 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Postbop
Choruses
3
Form
open

Steve Coleman's solo on “The Oracle” has 764 notes in 175 seconds (4.4 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from C#3 to F#5. The average tempo is 104 BPM with a latin feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

764Notes
175sSolo length
4.4Notes per second
C#3–F#5Range (29 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×130
  • -2 ×112
  • +2 ×86
  • -3 ×76
  • +3 ×67
  • +1 ×52

Changes played over

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B1
E♭m
Cm
Bmaj7911♯
B♭m
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E♭m
Bmaj7911♯
Gm7
G♭maj7
Bmaj7
B♭maj7911♯

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
10:28-13:34

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