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John Soper
Nov-07-2004, 6:05am
I recall stumbling onto a chord melody version of "Cherokee" by Mike Marshall, but can't seem to lay my computer on it- can anybody point me in the right direction?
Thanks
SternART
Nov-07-2004, 11:53am
MWN?
I remember seeing that somewhere years ago....Mike & Darol did a great job on that one as a duo.
AlanN
Nov-07-2004, 12:07pm
Don't recall Mike Marshall's take on this in MWN, but Don Stiernberg's jazz column in one issue of MWN dissected this tune.
SternART
Nov-07-2004, 1:48pm
Yeah......I just found that, Autumn '81
Wendy Anthony
Nov-07-2004, 3:35pm
I haven't heard Mike Marshall play Cherokee (unfortunately!) ... however ... here is an MP3 of Jethro Burns (http://www.robcoleman.com/jethro/default.htm) #playing Cherokee, in his lesson with Jim Nikora ... see Disk 3, Track 14
... and here is the Cherokee chord structure (http://www.songtrellis.com/picture$909) ... from a great site to find chord changes for many jazz tunes ... www.songtrellis.com (http://www.songtrellis.com) #(to magnify the view, hover your mouse over the music, then click the little enlarger button that pops-up in the lower-right corner ... or save on your computer by RightClick > SavePictureAs > Cherokee.gif)
Keepin' tuned ...
Wendy Anthony
John Soper
Nov-07-2004, 5:11pm
Thanks, all- I've got a couple of leadsheets of the music in realbook format & have the Jethro lessons bookmarked, but just recall seeing the chord-melody tabbed out. Guess I'll have to do the grunt-work.
BTW, Mike did a stellar medley of Cherokee and All the Things You Are as a solo piece last night in Raleigh- overall a great show!
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Brad Weiss
Nov-07-2004, 8:44pm
Here (http://mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=cherokee&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A) it is, from Mandozine.
Enjoy!
John Soper
Nov-08-2004, 5:43am
Thanks Brad: I found it printed out in an old notebook last night & had searched Mandozine (but prob misspelled Cherokee previously during my search- I hate reading off of computer screens).
If anybody has a copy of the old Stiernberg column. I'd appreciate it.
I love this forum.
jts:)
John,
I'll see if I can scan it in tonight and send off to you, what's your email?
Jim Garber
Nov-08-2004, 8:58am
Here (http://mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=cherokee&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A) it is, from Mandozine.
Enjoy!
That fourth chord in that version sounds completely wrong. Anybody havethe correct chord?
Jim
Jim Garber
Nov-08-2004, 9:10am
Years ago a friend lent me a tape of Mike giving a workshop and he dictated the chord fingerings. I managed the find my notating that version.
That fourth chord in Mike Stangeland's transcription (FM11 sus 4) should be (bottom to top) 5-6-3-6.
Jim
John Soper
Nov-08-2004, 10:09am
Several of the chord shapes in the Mandozine version seem off, when compared to the lead sheet, especially in the "B" section. I'm gonna try & tab out what I come up with tonite & figure out a way to post...or scan in & email if anybody wants it...While the mandolin isn't often used for chord-melody style playing, especially compared with guitar, it's an interesting excersize to come up with a chord-melody arrangement with the supporting chords and lead-line on top- makes you think about the tune & its structure in some detail...
AlanN: soper001@mc.duke.edu - thanks in advance!
Jim Garber
Nov-08-2004, 10:30am
Listen to Jethro. He was a master of chord-melody solos on the mandolin. Tea for One for example.
I can try to type in the Marshall version I have but I do not have the full version of Tabledit.
Jim
Wendy Anthony
Nov-08-2004, 12:32pm
Jim
I'd be happy to TablEdit your version of Mike Marshall's Cherokee, if you'd like to post/email the written chord notation ... I did start to TablEdit the Chord Changes from SongTrellis, using Jethro Burns as a model, but I still have to work in the melody line notes, and figure out a few more chords to make it "mando-able" ... 'tis been quite a challenge, as I'm only just learning to build Jazz mandolin chords ... would be so much easier to learn this tune by reading the notation/tab tho! ;^)
Keepin' tuned ...
Wendy
Jim Garber
Nov-08-2004, 12:56pm
Wendy,
I will scan the notes I took and send them to you. I am sure that you could figure out the correct tab for it.
Jim
Wendy Anthony
Nov-08-2004, 1:05pm
Thanx Jim ... I'll do my best ... tho I got a coupla days of "life" gettin' in the way before I'll be able to get at it ...
... mind you ... my mando always calls out for just one more tune ... trouble is ... not much else gets done then! ... so many tunes ... so little time ...
Keepin' tuned ...
Wendy