[Trombone-l] Chords

[Bill Dinwiddie]

Dick,

I too have the Real Book version (Real Book #1, page 278) of Lush Life and 
it does have a Cb Maj.7 as the second chord. I also have two other fake book 
versions which have a Cb7 as the second chord. Like Adrian, they both sound 
OK to me, perhaps a slight preference for the Cb7. I would really like to 
know what Strayhorn wrote on the original leadsheet for this tune. Does 
anyone have it or have access to it?

Bill Dinwiddie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Drover" <slide at adios.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:24 PM
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Adrian, you wrote:

> I think Bill is specifically looking for bVIImaj7.  The original chord in
> Lush Life is a bVII7, tho' admittedly the maj7 chord works just as well.

I should have added: "... as notated in the Real Book, fifth edition ..." 
where it is notated in Db and the second chord is Cbmaj7, exactly as Bill 
was asking. Of course you are right in that the dominant seven, or nine or 
eleven, work as well - the maj7 however is as I remember it, because the 
pianist I used to work with, played it that way...

I wouldn't know what the original chord is because I do not have the lead 
sheet, but if you say so, I'd better believe it!

> So if this is allowed, I beg to include my own composition of Mr. Nice Guy
> which contains several instances of the bVII9,11 chord.

By all means!

Now back to my Heineken,

Cheers,

Dick