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Old March 7th, 2007, 10:28 PM   #17 (permalink)
Joe-Bob
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Originally Posted by chet View Post
I think Eb lets you play with a horn section also.
Actually, I do play with a horn section, and I tune to standard pitch.

I play in a jazz big band, and since we sight-read a lot of charts, it would just make it WAY too hard...hell, it's hard enough already.

I don't like to tune down. I think it confuses things too much. If the singer wants to sing in flat keys, fine. He can bring all the flat-key charts he wants to....chances are he won't go through the trouble; or can't transpose. Problem solved.
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