I've gigged in guitar bands most of my life.

Most tenor sax players who were brought up in piano based bands or jazz orchestras prefer Bb, Eb (concert) and other traditional jazz keys. (C & F on the tenor sax)

Me? I prefer E, A and other more comfortable guitar keys.(F# & B on tenor)

No big deal, I can play in any key, but the sharp keys on the sax are just more comfortable to me.

In our duo http://www.s-cats.com Mrs. Notes and I both sing and play. Our rule is the singer's range determines the key. We often, but not always, adjust the key a half step to make playing easier, but sometimes it just sounds best in an uncommon key, so we leave it there. It's good to play in those keys anyway.

Half-step key changes sometimes also get the horn player out of his/her most comfortable zone, and that's a good thing, too.

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