[Dixielandjazz] Correct pitch in recordings. + funny consequence in the Chris Barber band history.

[Robert Ringwald]

Bert Brandsma wrote in part:
 
> In the 1950's Bechet's composition : Petite Fleur became famous, so every band had to learn it.So did the Chris Barber band. Their clarinettist, the shortly ago deceased Monty Sunshine (RIP) had a copy > or a machine that played it too high, so he learned it in Ab minor, instead of the original key of G minor.Concequence is that the players in that band up till today have to learn it in Monty Sunshine's key, which is much harder on clarinet!


Over here in the Colonies, we all play it in Gm.  

And then there is the story of the Japanese band many years ago that learned a song from a recording off of an old 78.  At one point in the recording the needle jumps so there is only 3-beats in that measure.  The band learned it that way and played it with the missing beat.  


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