Keeping this! On Fri, December 9, 2016 6:08 am, David H. Bailey wrote: > I can foresee the following dialog: > Sideman (as the rehearsal grinds to a halt when he stops playing): > What's this f-ing heart doing over the first note in measure 30? > Leader: It means you're supposed to love that note. > S: Huh? But I hate the whole song, how the hell could I "love" a single > note in it? > L: Play it as if it's your favorite note. > S: Like I'm supposed to like one note out of the whole stupid song? > L: No, not "like" -- it's telling you to "love" the note. > S: Oh, like I can't stand being around my mother for more than 20 > minutes and don't really like her, but I still love her anyway because > she's my mother? That won't sound very good. > L: No. More like you've just met this gorgeous woman who doesn't mind > hanging around musicians and she wants to go home with you after the gig. > S: Oh I get it, play it as if I'm going to have sex with it. > L: Well not really, more like you've just found your soul mate. > S: So I'm supposed to marry the f-ing A-flat? > L: Forget it, just ignore it. Let's start over? > Other Sideman: What does this thing mean over my C in measure 15? > L: That means it might be a typo. > O.S.: You mean they actually printed the music knowing there was a note > that might be a typo but they're not sure? What should I do? Play it > or not? > L (throwing score on the floor): Let's just scrap this whole piece > altogether and take out "Mood Indigo."
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