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Greetings...newbee here. The other day I noticed the key shown
on one printed sheet music as "Cm." This is a half step down from the
CD recording of "The Best of John Coltrane," which is in C#m or EMaj,
(F# Dorian Minor) which is also shown in the book "The Music Of John
Coltrane" by Hal Leonard. My question is, which is the "REAL DEAL" for
Equinox??? Calling off a tune in the wrong key really isn't cool....

An inquiring mind needs to know,
Passion4oneluv




Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:23 pm

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Greetings...newbee here. The other day I noticed the key shown on one printed sheet music as "Cm." This is a half step down from the CD recording of "The Best...
passion4oneluv
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Nov 28, 2008
2:18 pm

Hi Passion, I don't really hold with a concept of 'the correct key'. I used to work a lot with singers; one key would suit one singer's voice better than...
Liam
liamalexander
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Nov 29, 2008
12:23 am

This post originally addressed sitting in with other Muso's. Singers are another issue. Commonly refering to the "standard" key is a simple way of everyone...
passion4oneluv
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Dec 12, 2008
4:45 am

The points you make are quite valid; sorry I can't give you the definitive answer on this, maybe someone else can. It seems very strange to me that a sax...
Liam
liamalexander
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Dec 12, 2008
6:11 am

Hi, I didn't get around to writing this before - Equinox is indeed in C#m originally. Or Dbm if you will. To me, realizing just how free Coltrane is when...
petri_krzywacki
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Dec 12, 2008
7:57 am

Hi Petri, Thanks, that seems to be the definitive answer. The link I posted to the Equinox chart previously is indeed in Dbm. Unusual, but then, Coltrane was...
Liam
liamalexander
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Dec 12, 2008
8:34 am

Hi Petri, ... Example: Naima works nicely if you play in Dm rather than the original Ebm because you can get the 2 pedal notes on open strings (esp if you tune...
Bill Williams
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Dec 15, 2008
10:27 am
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