[Dixielandjazz] Re: Keys, - flatted fifths

[Rob McCallum]

Hello all,

Okay, why are so many people simply against flatted fifths?????  Is it that
they have come to represent something different, or do people just hate the
way the interval sounds?  Are there any traditionalists that regularly
utilize flatted fifths or are they simply considered wrong notes to be
avoided at all costs??

Inquiring minds want to know!

All the best,
Rob McCallum


----- Original Message -----
From: <DWSI at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:10 PM
Subject: Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Keys, in general


> Perhaps I'm revealing a well guarded trade secret but so be it. If you
first
> explain to your audience that you're now playing your MODERN JAZZ VERSION
(of
> any song) you can play it in any key you prefer (C is my hands down
favorite
> on keyboards) while the rest of the band plays in whatever their favorite
keys
> happen to be--- AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW. Try it! In fact, the dissonance
is
> kind of strangely interesting. The problem is you have to keep a straight
face
> throughout the performance and that's the really hard part.
>
> Oh yes, if you kick in a few jerking jumps up a flatted fifth (doesn't
matter
> where you stick these) you can also claim to be influenced by some BEBOP
> great.
>
> Ain't the new jazz grand?
>
> Dan (piano fingers) Spink
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