What was Duke Ellington mean?

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  • Tomahawk
    Registered User
    • Mar 2001
    • 57
    #1

    What was Duke Ellington mean?

    I'm very curious and untill now I haven't know what was Duke Ellington mean with his words:
    Nothing can be worse than to have somebody look down his nose with a flatted fifth"
    Anyone knows what his mean all about?
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    • jelq1
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      • Dec 2002
      • 80
      #2
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        • booker
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          • Jul 2002
          • 1370
          #3
          Parallel chords and tritone melodies which comprise the "flatted fifth" in jazz and blues are oftentimes looked down upon and I think it is a result of what eventually became known as Bop. Most of the time, it just doesn't sound good.

          That's about all I can offer.. I've never read that quote before and have been played blues and jazz for 10+ years.
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            • Pornwolf
              Drunk and Unruly
              • Jan 2002
              • 22712
              #4
              Originally posted by booker
              Parallel chords and tritone melodies which comprise the "flatted fifth" in jazz and blues are oftentimes looked down upon and I think it is a result of what eventually became known as Bop. Most of the time, it just doesn't sound good.

              That's about all I can offer.. I've never read that quote before and have been played blues and jazz for 10+ years.
              Yep, what he said. In other words, Duke was saying fuck you to the haterz.
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                • Jamdin
                  Registered User
                  • Jan 2001
                  • 3560
                  #5
                  It's also a hand gesture:

                  "Giving the sign of the flatted fifth, a raised open hand"

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                    • Pornwolf
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                      • Jan 2002
                      • 22712
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Jamdin
                      It's also a hand gesture:

                      "Giving the sign of the flatted fifth, a raised open hand"
                      That's an interesting spin... hmm.
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