Thanks Matt. It is always correct to assume that my theory is at least...well...diminished! (-:

But yes I knew that the two spellings were the same chord. It's just that sometimes we have band members who are new to us and reading our charts for the first time with no rehearsal. We're never sure how well they read and my wife...who knows theory quite well suggested that some players would have to think less with the m7b5 spelling.

But you solved the problem for me. I had jazz fonts selected but changed to "regular" and the chord was spelled they way I wanted.

Just curious about all opinions...especially for musicians playing a live gig and sight reading for the first time. What would be the MOST quickly recognized (on the fly) spelling of that chord?????

THANKS!

Jim