[Dixielandjazz] Using the Cycle of 5th/4ths

[Mike C.]

I am black and no offense is taken. I have noticed some of that too, but 
I'm not sure it was as cut and dry as you are try to suggest. Flat keys 
are better for horn players and sharp keys are better for string players 
due to the open strings are the sharp keys.

Mike



Jeffmatthews111 at aol.com wrote:
It might also be useful to explain that jazz that was written by 'white'
> people tended to move around the cycle towards sharper keys while music written  
> by 'black' peoples tended to cycle toward flatter keys. I hope my terminology 
> is  not offensive to anyone. 
>  
> Hope this helps someone.
>  
> Jeff Matthews