[Dixielandjazz] Chord Question - Charleston, Bar 12

[Stephen Barbone]

Pat Cooke wrote:

"Well, a Gm6 is the same chord as C9, or an Em7b5; and you could use a
Gm9;
but the best chord is really a C13.  (Ask any guitar player!)."

Listmates & Pat:

Yeah, right on. However, careful Pat, you are treading on an "old"
shibboleth that Dixieland does not include those "extensions". So a Gm6
with a root like John Farrell suggested is more in keeping with
"tradition" than the C9 or C13.

C13? Heresy.  ;-) VBG

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

PS. Isn't it amazing how we describe chords?  Charlie Parker would have
played the C13, but Bechet, the Gm6.  Chords?, Chords?, we don't need no
stinkin chords! ;-)
The averaging Bill Gunter sounds more like a genius with each chord
post.