Recent content by engelbach

wfessler, Many thanks for the info. This program looks pretty useful. The program has a couple of glitches. Notice that in the example on the website the program mistakenly translates "add9" as "b9," and "add11" as "#11." In the examples that you give, what is the purpose of the @ signs? Now...

De nada, Pupino.

Bob, If there's only one chord in the next measure it plays okay. If there is more than one chord, on my system, Mac OS Catalina, I get a "cannot play" error message with the number of the offending measure. Cheers, Jer...

Bob, Here's an example altered from one of your examples where leaving the first beat blank results in an error. That's why I think it's best to avoid it. Bar Repeat Signs, Slash, N-C- - Example 1 - Example Cheers, Jer

Pupino, A couple of tips. If the first beat of a measure is left blank it can cause playback problems. If you want the previous chord to play on the first beat of the new measure, rewrite the chord or put in a slash (/). If you want no chord to play, put in the No Chord abbreviation (N.C.)...

A new reharm. It's interesting to explore different ways to create a succession of chords that move with the melody. Small World-Rev JE 2 - Styne and Sondheim Cheers, Jer

This standard from 1944 has been recorded by myriad artists. One that I like is here. This is my reharm. There's No You-Rev JE - Hal Hopper Cheers, Jer

When Bill Evans played this tune he'd often use slightly different chords from one chorus to another. This is my best average of the changes he used. I've put some of his variations on the Alternate chord line. How Deep Is the Ocean (Bill Evans) - Irving Berlin Cheers, Jer

Here's a minor reharm of this pretty tune. Increase in density of the chords. Picnic-Rev JE - George Duning Cheers, Jer

Cyrille, It's nice that you've got the key used the show, D. The Vocal Score has it in Eb, and the Vocal Selections album and Jazz 1460 have it in F. I play it in F. My reharm uses more conventional jazz changes; for instance, circle of fifths rather than descending thirds in last few bars...

Here's an arrangement of this tune that includes all the passing chords. The Jazz 1460 Standards version only has the solo changes. Silver's Serenade-Rev JE - Horace Silver Cheers, Jer

My reharm of a beautiful old chesnut, recorded many times since its 1937 debut. Here are Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Once In A While-Rev JE - Michael Edwards Cheers, Jer

This version is modified from New Real Book Two. I've Got The World On A String-Rev JE - Harold Arlen Cheers, Jer

Thanks, CyrilleB. There are quite a few tunes that sound better in their rearms than in their originals. Many are from Bill Evans, whose reharms have often become the standard "street changes." Cheers, Jer

This is how I play it. Note that I wrote the second bar of the 2nd ending at double width to better fit in the extended chords. You Are Too Beautiful -Rev JE - Richard Rodgers Cheers, Jer