[Harp-L] just what exactly is 'key'

[Joe Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just went in the garage and played it. It's D minor (i.e. 1 flat) The flat is on the B, so this could have led him astray. But the chord is Dminor7...for 16 measures. So, it's Dm.
First (whole) note is a D. Held for a complete 4 beat measure. Second 4 beat measure is a D half note and a quadruple barred set of eighth notes as E A E D. 

smo-joe





On May 10, 2011, at 1:29 AM, Arthur Jennings wrote:

> The Chuck Sher "New Real Book Volume 2" gives it as one flat: i.e., D minor.
> Are you saying Hal Leornard shows three flats (F minor) or are you confusing
> the F major / D minor key signature.
> 
> Aebersold Volume 54 shows no sharps or flats in any of the transpositions
> (concert, Bb or Eb); I take that to mean "no key notated" rather than C.
> 
> My iRealBook app gives it as D minor.
> 
> But go ahead and ignore keys if it works for your playing.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:50 PM, <sheltraw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Arthur
>> 
>>> Where a key signature is given, it should indicate the overall key of a
>>> piece.
>> 
>> My real book gives a key signature of C for Impressions. My Hal Leonard
>> Jazz Favorites book gives a key signature of F.
>> 
>> The tune has only two chords Dm7 and Ebm7. Ebm7 isn't a diatonic chord
>> built
>> from either of the keys indicated by the Real Book or the Hal Leonard
>> book. The melody over the Dm7 is definitely built around D dorian mode
>> whereas
>> the melody over the Em7 is built around E dorian. Is Hal Leonard book
>> wrong.
>> 
>> Some folks say that there is no necessary relationship between "key" and
>> "key signature".
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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> Arthur Jennings
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