[Dixielandjazz] Chord Question in "Louisiana"

[Robert Ringwald]

Larry, Funny thing, that F to Eb change has bothered me for 40 years. I like your idea of going to B9 instead of the F7. Or perhaps the F7 for 2-beats and Bb9 for the last two beats of the measure. 

-Bob Ringwald

From: Larry Zaidan 
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:12 AM
To: Bob Ringwald 
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List 
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Chord Question in "Louisiana"

Dear Listers:

Is the chord, 4 bars from the end of the chorus definitely an Eb, or can it be played as a Bb7?

As written: F7/Eb7/Eb7/Ab/Ab, the last 5 bars make intellectual sense, but I find the F7 going to Eb7 too jarring.

I feel that it flows more smoothly, harmonically, as F7/Bb7/Eb7/Ab/Ab for the last 5 bars, in spite of the obvious melodic clues.

Any insight would be appreciated!  (As you can probably guess, I am fairly new to the Trad Jazz scene.)

Thanks,

Larry Z.
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