Originally posted by Uncle Dave:
.... I hate it when people tell me to play something in "the original" key. I have no idea what that is most times ! I know it in the key I LEARNED it in, because that's why I learned it in the first place. I learned it to perform it myself, not accompany others in someone else's key...
I'm with you UD, and when we had the band in NY, very seldom did any of us sing in the same key as the original ... However, I find that many 'cover' bands or 'tribute' bands will only do the tune in the original key (whether their vocal range allows them to or not) because "that's what the 'crowd' is used to hearing" ... There have been times when I'll be trying a tune in different keys, and if my kids are around they will tell me which sounds more like the original ... Also most jazz musicians will do tunes (instrumentals, at least) in the 'original' key, which is generally the key found in a fake book or 'The Real Book' ...
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