Yeah, but I dont think he was used to playing in that key.
Everytime I would give him something like that, he would knot his head and say, "Damn-it Mike, no matter how many times I tell you the piano isn't made for such key signatures, you give more of these ridiculous keys to play in". He would play it though, but then I would throw in some accidentals (naturals), and once he got there he would mess up. EVERYTIME. He'd say, "Damn it, you either write me something worth my time or get out". Then he would laugh. Despite this story, he was the coolest teach I ever had. The only one I every got along with in all my years. And yes, he would say damn. He didn't give a sh*t. I guess that is why he was so cool.