Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords

[Tim McNamara]

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Carl-Henrik Buschmann <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> A properly formatet complex chord stacks alterations in parenthesis.

Hemmm, that is a matter of individual preferences.  As a jazz musician I find 
parentheses in chords add to the visual clutter and add no useful information.  
More characters add more confusion.  Cmaj7#4 is less trouble to read than 
Cmaj7(#4) on the bandstand in an unfamiliar tune.

Of course 90% of the extensions that are written on lead sheets are ignored 
anyway in favor of what the musician’s ear tells him or her what to play.  
Composers should generally save themselves the bother.