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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:38:15 -0400
From: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Toots preference for Eb & Bb
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I went through my Warner Bros real books last night, after this
subject came up. Jazz, & Standards. Eb position veritably DRIPS off
of a chromo. So there's no reason not to use a C for Eb..And almost
as good for Bb.. But early in his career, Toots was doing a
simplified version of what I still do. Sure, he only used 1 other
harp, and I use 4, but it's the same thing.
On Mar 14, 2012, at 5:40 AM, Steve Baker wrote:
I assume Toots likes those keys because he's a jazz musician who
was massively influenced by (and worked with) sax players. Many
jazz tunes are written in those keys as they lay out well on the sax.
Steve Baker
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