I got my start in my high school stage band -- big book full of old-school charts with lots of crazy altered chords and Freddy Green comping. I was totally lost.
I finally went and talked to my neighbor Mr. Hansman, who played in a lounge trio at The Supper Club across town. He said, "Keep your right hand going no matter what. You're a percussion instrument. And those chords are taken from the piano chart. Don't sweat it. Just find two or three notes in each chord change that are convenient to play and aren't wrong."
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