Tenor saxophone solo · 1949

Warne Marsh: Tautology

Key: F major
Tempo: 270 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A8B8C8A8

Warne Marsh's solo on “Tautology” has 370 notes in 57 seconds (6.5 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from C3 to F5. The average tempo is 270 BPM with a swing feel. About 54% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

370Notes

57sSolo length

6.5Notes per second

C3–F5Range (29 semitones)

54%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×56
-1 ×54
-3 ×50
+1 ×48
-2 ×39
+3 ×37

Changes played over

F⁷

A^m

D⁷

G^m

C⁷

F^maj7

C^maj7911♯B♭^7911♯

A♭^7911♯G♭^maj7911♯

F^maj7

D⁷

G^m

C⁷

F^maj7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

B♭^dimB♭^m7

A♭

A^m7

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

A^m

D⁷

G^m

C⁷

F^maj7

Record

Record: Sax of a Kind · Quadromania · 2005
Recorded: 1949-09-27
Line-up: Lee Konitz (as); Warne Marsh (ts); Sal Mosca (p); Arnold Fishkind (b); Jeff Morton (dr)
Composer: Lee Konitz

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