hi guys!
i'm very doubtful about the very first 4 bars in donna lee.
what kind of fingerings do you use?
thanks
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dave frank
so some plastic surgery required ?
:)
i'll look for a 6th and 7th finger as soon as i can.
any help for humans with only 5 fingers?
yeah that seventh finger is very useful indeed :-)

seriously, here´s a suggestion:

right hand
232143214312123212123521

left hand
323412312153132314532134
ya might also try one of these  rh options:

232 14 3214 3121 343 12 1235 21

232 14 3214 3123 454 32 1235 21

or just play changes and let the horns play the head:)
rofl
heheh, that was a good one.
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hehe :) good one really....good for next olympic games ?

thanks
what about later on -- i can't remember exactly where -- when the only solution to me seems to be a jump from the thumb to the thumb (e to f i think)?  i guess it's on me to remember what i'm talking about, but that one spot always seemed a little less smooth at full speed than the rest.

fwiw i use 343212 etc. for the first bit (in ab).  see don patterson's version for some ideas, although the (normally very good) trumpeter massacres the head really bad on the record version.
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