Re: substitutions : Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
reed ( (no email) )
Fri, 06 Dec 1996 14:47:14 +0000
At 02:33 PM 12/6/96 PST, you wrote:
>Reed, You explained Bert's ideas very well. However, I did not make my
question
>clear.
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>Smith Dobson hates diminished chords and he always plays something
>like Bm7b5 E7 in place of Bdim7. Bert and you seem to be saying that. For
>non san jose residents on Reed's list, Smith Dobson is the top jazz
pianist in
>our area and many people listen to what he does, including myself and Reed.
>
>I don't understand the symbol 'B=F87' and I don't understand the notation
>'B=F87 (ii=F87 o=f Am)' Is this some new terminology or did I just receive
the
>wrong symbols in my e-mail?
>
Bert used a symbol for which your font set cant display.
Bm7b5 is also called B half diminished. Usually written as a circle
with a diagonal line through it. Bert used that symbol.
It came out okay on my machine but I guess not on yours.
> Hava nice day,
> jules
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