[Dixielandjazz] Playing in all keys - was getting serious for a minute

[Tom Duncan]

 Steve writes:

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Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:03 PM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Playing in all keys - was getting serious for a
minute

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Good advice Mike. One of the easiest ways to start playing in all keys is to
do the Blues in all keys. 
[Tom] Sound advice and good practice. I sit in with a "rocker" when on
vacation in the British Virgin Islands. He is guitar with a band in the box
occasionally added for back-up and loves the unusual addition of clarinet to
Beatles, Jimmy Buffet, etc. After he realized that I would play in his keys,
he turned to me and said, "Here's a blues I wrote. There are some nice leads
in there for you. You'll hear them and it's in E . . . 1 . . 2 . . 3  .. 4
:-)
I survived it in good shape and now practice the blues in all keys. Sheesh .
. 6 sharps . . . Everything on the sides of the horn :-)

Tom Duncan
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