[Dixielandjazz] Re: Keys, - flatted fifths

[Phil O'Rourke]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob McCallum" <rakmccallum at hotmail.com>
To: <DWSI at aol.com>


> 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??
>
As the late great Eddie Condon is reputed to have said

"You don't flatten fifths, you drink them"

Preferably straight.

Phil O'Rourke
Australia