"END" command placement

[DaleMac]

I write endings (codas, outros, whatever you want to call them) for every chart I'll be playing live. So I'm in the habit of writing out that last chord, just to make sure the player doesn't misbehave. Also, if I send one of my charts to somebody else, it avoids confusion. For instance, in the chart I posted above, I could have left out the final bar of Bb and just ended the 3/4 with a double bar - no fermata, no "END" command - and it would play just fine. But a chart ending with "N.C." might not make much sense to everyone. There are also those times when I want to end on a completely different chord ("So Many Stars" for example) in which case I have to write the chord. In any case, I always try to produce a chart that looks right and plays right.

Edit: By the way, that's one reason I dislike having to use an odd-meter bar to nail all those standard jazz tags.