Most here knows who Joey DeFrancesco is, right?

I read a blurb with him talking about how he was hired for a session in London. The producer paid his airfare, the hotel and everything else. Joey shows up at the studio and he's handed a book of charts. He says I don't read this stuff. The producer was shocked at first but Joey said just let me hear what you've done so far and that was it.

In spite of stories like that I agree with Notes. Knowing how to read really helps most of the time. But my short lived musical career required that. I wouldn't have gotten started if I couldn't read charts. The group of guys I got to know way back when were all Vegas pros who could read fly specks at 20 feet. As it was they cut me a break because while I could not sight read actual music that fast (but I still can read) I knew chords and was good with fake book charts and that was good enough.

Bob

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