[Dixielandjazz] Sarah Vaughan

[Hal Vickery]

I know you didn't ask me, but I remember learning this back over 50 years ago.  Originally there would have been a difference, but that would have been eliminated with the tempered scale that we use now where pitches are all standardized.  The difference would be a few Hertz (cycles per second) and may or may not be noticeable depending on your sensitivity to differences in pitch.

Hal Vickery
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From: Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 1:29 PM
To: Hal Vickery <hvickery_80 at msn.com>
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Sarah Vaughan

Ken,

I've heard that there is a difference between an A flat and G sharp. Having
never studied music theory, can you tell me what the difference is. I wonder
if I could hear it.

While Sarah is a great singer, I like Ella better. Of course when they are
that good, its strictly personal preference.

-Bob Ringwald



-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Mathieson
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 10:14 AM
To: Bob Ringwald
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sarah Vaughan

Hi Al et al,

It doesn't surprise me that Sarah would hear the difference between a G
sharp and an A flat on the violin and sing it without thinking about it.
I don't think she could sing the way she did without having absolute
pitch. Also her experience as the band pianist with the Earl Hines big
band must have meant that she knew harmony and was able to deploy it in
her scatting. On top of that, her range and tonal versatility made her,
for me at least, the perfect jazz singer.

Cheers,

Ken


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