ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1991

Von Freeman: Pass It On

Key
C minor
Tempo
106 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Funk
Style
Fusion
Choruses
3
Form
A4A4B4A8

Von Freeman's solo on “Pass It On” has 461 notes in 103 seconds (4.5 notes per second), spanning 42 semitones from C3 to F#6. The average tempo is 106 BPM with a funk feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

461Notes
103sSolo length
4.5Notes per second
C3–F#6Range (42 semitones)
57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×75
  • -2 ×72
  • +2 ×58
  • +1 ×50
  • -3 ×40
  • +3 ×32

Changes played over

A1
Cm7NC
E♭
Cm7
E♭
A2
Cm7
E♭
Cm7
E♭
B1
Fm
D♭
Fm
G♭7
A3
Cm7
E♭
Cm7
E♭

Record

Record
Rhythm In Mind · Novus · 1992
Recorded
1991-04-29
Line-up
Steve Coleman (as); Dave Holland (b); Ed Blackwell (dr); Kevin Eubanks (g); Tommy Flanagan (p); Von Freeman (ts); Kenny Wheeler (tp, flgn)
Composer
Dave Holland
Solo length
02:13-03:58

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