Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords

[kzt]

Hi,
> > > You can find an example of a chord notated as 'phrygian' (well it's 
> > > more a
> > > modal indication, but that's what the composer Gary Peacock 
> > > intended) in the
> > > lead sheet for Vignette.
> > > More arguments for using names: Alt is much more easy to write and 
> > > read, less
> > > error prone than: 7.3-.5-.9-.11-.13-
> >
> > So if Alt is always (or primarily) 7.3-.5-.9-.11-.13- we should add 
> > an alt
> > modifier to LilyPond.  Then, we could say c:alt, and get just what the
> > composer intends.  And then we should have the ChordNames context 
> > generate
> > CAlt.
>
> At least in the Real Books, the chord usually just says "C alt" on the 
> chart.  The structure of the alt chord is pretty variable and up for 
> interpretation on the fly.  Many times it's just played as a dominant 
> 7b5b9.
I agree with Tim. It's up for players.
Assigning "7.3-.5-.9-.11-.13- " statically to the altered chord  does 
not make sense to me.
BTW, is "3-"  right?   I guess "3-" is meant for "#9" but looks  major 
3rd is missing.

Why don't we just make "alt" available only for scoring? bad idea?
To me, score is important.  midi is not.

- kzt
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