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Cherokee

Cherokee — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Cherokee was composed by Ray Noble. It dates from 1938. It is in Bb major, 64 bars long, and in AABA (16-16-16-16) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Bb major

Section A1

Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ab7
Ab7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
Bdim7
Cm7
Faug

Section A2

Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ab7
Ab7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Bb6

Section B1

C#m7
F#7
Bmaj7
Bmaj7
Bm7
E7
Amaj7
Amaj7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7
C7
Cm7
Faug

Section A3

Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ab7
Ab7
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Bb6

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1944
  • Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1977
  • King & Moore — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1991
  • The Tenor Triangle & The Melvin Rhyne Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1994
  • James L. Dean — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1996
  • Erroll Garner — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2002

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) — Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1, Wynton Marsalis Quartet
    Post-bop · 338 bpm · swing feel
    1987

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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