ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1964

Wayne Shorter: E.S.P.

Key
F major
Tempo
285 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A16A16

Wayne Shorter's solo on “E.S.P.” has 360 notes in 54 seconds (6.7 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from A2 to E5. The average tempo is 285 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

360Notes
54sSolo length
6.7Notes per second
A2–E5Range (31 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×77
  • +2 ×55
  • -2 ×53
  • -3 ×32
  • +1 ×26
  • +3 ×25

Changes played over

A1
E7alt
E7alt
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
E7alt
E7alt
E♭maj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
D7
E♭maj7911♯
E7
Fmaj7E♭7
Dm79
G7
Gm7
G♭7
A2
E7alt
E7alt
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
E7alt
E7alt
E♭maj7911♯
E♭maj7911♯
D7
E♭maj7911♯
E7
Fmaj7E♭7
D♭7911♯
C7
D♭7G♭7
Fmaj7

Record

Record
E.S.P. · Columbia · 1991
Recorded
September 1964?
Line-up
Wayne Shorter (ts); Tony Williams (dr); Ron Carter (b); Herbie Hancock (p); Miles Davis (tp)
Composer
Shorter/Davis
Solo length
00:29-01:24

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