I just play everything in C... Use the transposer and sing lol

I'm okay with C, D, E, F, G and A, but for whatever reason, I won't touch the key of B. None of the # keys either. Weird, huh?

Only reason I can think of is playing all those years in groups with guitar players and no transpose keys to cater to different vocal ranges.

Fran a Cdim7 if you talking these notes C, Eb, Gb, Bb is also called an Ebm6 and then it sounds really scary when referred to as a Cm7b5, eh?

C'mon, boo ... no holding out ... there are some of us who are trying to LEARN here from the Jazz guys like you, chas, Russ, and others ... so what's the great chord you left out???

I forgot to mention... I play Georgia in Eb..

My favorite key for most old tunes... And most were in Eb originally. (Old Cape Cod...I wish you love... PS I love you...To each his own.... etc)

you play in the key that you sing in there are no rules, .....
no favorites, just what the right key for your vocal in that song is every time,..each song different, take the highest note in the song, hit it comfortably, that's your key,
..every singer/player knows that 101

Stop teasing them Boo, it's got to be a straight or revoiced B7, at least that's what I always play (or in my case an E7 since I play it in F). In fact, I've had a few uh, disputes with bass players who want to go directly 1 to the 3rd(7). In the end, it's what sounds good to you.

chas

'Back in the day" with the band in NY, of course we played a lot of standards when we played weddings and yes, many of them were in Eb ... we had a medley we called the Eb medley - "Once In a While", "These Foolish Things", and "Where or When" ...
I always loved playing in the key of Eb ...



... but as Donny says, for vocals you pick the key that suits your range for that song ...

When all the great tunes were written in the 40's, They were written to sound great instrumentally.... not for some singer key..
The bands got singers that could sing in the designated key..

Look at the big bands...they let a singer have a verse here and there...Vocals were not the big deal... it was music arrangements..


What you are saying today.. our performers just get by to back a vocal presentation.... but could not sell a song instrumentally..


I rather listen to a great player with average vocals than a great vocalist that can't play to save their life (always backing tracks)..

Now when you have someone that can do both... that is another story..

Personally I sing it in Bb..