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#483808 - 12/11/19 06:26 PM
Re: A GREAT way to recharge....Seeing the WHOLE person
[Re: captain Russ]
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Chas, I tried to sing Misty in Eb and absolutely no way I could get remotely close to that chord, especially with no wind in my lousy lungs. However, I was able to do it in CMaj7 transposed down 3 half-steps. I had to crank up the mic input volume a bit to compensate for the lack of O2, but after listening to the finished product, I think I need to get back on the exercise program to improve what little vocal ability I have remaining. Here's what came out of the S-950 tonight: Misty Chas, don't put out a contract on me - please!  Gary 
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#483821 - 12/11/19 07:35 PM
Re: A GREAT way to recharge....Seeing the WHOLE person
[Re: captain Russ]
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Registered: 09/29/05
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Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
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Gary, first of all, NICE JOB. Secondly, the whole Eb thing was sort of a joke (poking fun at Yamaha) because Eb IS the original key, but everyone is right; keys don't mean squat to a vocalist. A vocalist sings where it's comfortable, key be damned. It's up to the musician to accommodate the vocalist - no if, ands, or buts. Errol Garner, the composer, wrote it in Eb, Groove Holmes, who had a minor 'cross the tracks' hit with it and all jazz organists, including Joey D, since then usually do some minor variation of his (Groove's) take on it. Too lazy to look it up but check out Groove's version on YouTube (Richard 'Groove' Holmes). That's pretty much the way I do it (and the way most people expect it in jazz clubs). I think Johnny Mathis probably had the biggest hit of it and probably the version most suitable for a retirement-age audience. Glad to see more 'Zoners' airing out these 'oldies-but-goodies'. BTW, keep a bed open for me as I might be moving in with you until after the Superbowl (unless the Ravens do a total collapse)  . I don't eat much. chas
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#483827 - 12/11/19 08:09 PM
Re: A GREAT way to recharge....Seeing the WHOLE person
[Re: cgiles]
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Registered: 12/22/02
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Loc: NSW,Australia
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Gary, first of all, NICE JOB. Secondly, the whole Eb thing was sort of a joke (poking fun at Yamaha) because Eb IS the original key, but everyone is right; keys don't mean squat to a vocalist. A vocalist sings where it's comfortable, key be damned. It's up to the musician to accommodate the vocalist - no if, ands, or buts. Errol Garner, the composer, wrote it in Eb, Groove Holmes, who had a minor 'cross the tracks' hit with it and all jazz organists, including Joey D, since then usually do some minor variation of his (Groove's) take on it. Too lazy to look it up but check out Groove's version on YouTube (Richard 'Groove' Holmes). That's pretty much the way I do it (and the way most people expect it in jazz clubs). I think Johnny Mathis probably had the biggest hit of it and probably the version most suitable for a retirement-age audience. Glad to see more 'Zoners' airing out these 'oldies-but-goodies'. BTW, keep a bed open for me as I might be moving in with you until after the Superbowl (unless the Ravens do a total collapse) . I don't eat much. chas Ooh!Ooh! Ooh! You forgot Ray Stephens , was his a one chord country version. Haha Only kidding. I loved Johnny Mathis version, wow I was retired at 7. Haha Actually love Mathis songs in general.
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#483860 - 12/12/19 07:46 AM
Re: A GREAT way to recharge....Seeing the WHOLE person
[Re: cgiles]
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Registered: 01/01/09
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FWIW, and I don't know how this works, but I'm happy in the keys of C, D, E, F, G, and A. Okay, all bar one of them contains #'s and b's, so I'm playing other than all white keys. However, if someone calls for a tune in C#, Eb, F#, Bb, or even B, I'm diving for the transpose button. I ain't above that. Of course this only applies if playing by ear but, for me, it's not so much the key as it is the passing chords, transitions, etc. I DO have favorite keys for soloing though; Bb, Eb, F. I also like f#, probably stemming from playing boogie-woogie as an 8 yr. old (all black keys) . chas Yep, I'm an ear player and luckily, on gigs, we're totally vocals. So I 'fit' the keys to our vocal ranges. I will do an instrumental or two if necessary, nothing overly convoluted as I do have the ability to play them on the fly and will choose the keys of C or G for them. When I'm at home I like to play more complicated, for me anyway, instrumentals like Alfie and My One and Only Love - whatever pops into my noggin.
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