blackjack scale

A 21-tone scale (hence the name "blackjack", referring to the card game which is also called "21") derived from an optimal generator called MIRACLE, and a subset of the 31-tone Canasta scale.

See my Blackjack webpage.

[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

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