[Dixielandjazz] Cherry

[Steve Barbone]

dwlit at cpcug.org . . . Sheik asks;

> Hi All. I'm trying to make a lead sheet of Don Redman's "Cherry" or
> "20s-30s Fake Book", and want some opinions on what the "standard" key is.
> 
> DC circles play it in C. The original sheet music key was Eb, but sheet
> music from 1944 and 1955 (actually a reissue of the 1944 music), plus a
> vocal lead sheet from a 1941 stock chart have it in C. Curiously, the 1941
> and 1944 sheets both have different lyrics from the 1928...

Hi Sheik

Not sure of original but I think most folks in Philly play it in C. There is
a chord chart and the words to both chorus and verse at:

http://www.jbott.com/cherry.html

You can email Arranger Jim Bottorff to get more info as to his sources at
jbott at ix.netcom.com

Cheers,
Steve Barbone