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Hello Ken,
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<div>China Boy , copyrighted in 1922 has plain use of the diminished chord. </div>
<div>A series of diminished chords, you will find in Airmail Special, the bridge. Of course that is not very early jazz, but it is a wellknown example.</div>
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<div>Kind regards,</div>
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<div>Bert</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Ken Gates <kwg915@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 1, 2018 4:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bert Brandsma<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Dixielandjazz] Diminished chord question</font>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Does anyone have an example of a jazz tune constructed upon a series of diminished 7 chords?</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Did the very early jazz musicians use diminished 7 chords in their play?</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I do remember reading that Bunk Johnson and George Lewis had difference of opinion</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Ken Gates</div>
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