Easy swing (q = ca. 88)

Easy swing (q = ca. 88)

Easy swing (q = ca. 88)

THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES

BLUES BACK TO BACKThe Birth of the Blues • Blues in the Night

Words by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown Music by Ray Henderson© 1926 (Renewed) WB MUSIC CORP., RAY HENDERSON MUSIC, and STEPHEN BALLENTINE MUSIC

This Arrangement © 2016 WB MUSIC CORP., RAY HENDERSON MUSIC, and STEPHEN BALLENTINE MUSICAll Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

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Arranged byKIRBY SHAW

TENOR SAXOPHONE

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heard the breeze in the trees sing in’- weird mel o- dies,- and they

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named that the start of the blues.

From a jail,

And from a jail came the wail

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came the wail of a down heart ed- frail, and they played that

of a down heart ed- frail, and they played that as part of the blues.

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as part of the blues. From a whip poor- will- out on a hill they took a

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new note. Pushed it through a horn un til- it was worn in to- a

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blue note! And then they nursed it, re hearsed- it,

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and gave out the news that the South land- gave birth to the

blues!

blues,

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gave birth to the blues! They nursed it, re hearsed- it,

grad. cresc.

They nursed it, re hearsed it,

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grad. cresc. grad. cresc.3 3

Dm7(b5) F/G G9 E¨opt. bluesy fills through m. 46

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and gave out the news that the South land- gave birth to the

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blues!

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birth to the blues!

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BLUES IN THE NIGHT

Lyrics by Johnny Mercer Music by Harold Arlen© 1941 (Renewed) WB MUSIC CORP.,

This Arrangement © 2016 WB MUSIC CORP.All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

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ma ma- done tol’ me when I was in pig tails,- my ma ma- done tol’ me, Hon! A

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man’s gon na- sweet talk, and give you the big eye, but when the sweet talk in’s- done a

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man is a two face,- a wor ri- some- thing who’ll leave ya t’ sing the blues in the

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night.

(end solo)

Now

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the rain’s a fall in’,- hear the train a call in’,- whoo ee,- my

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no breath

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ma ma- done tol’ me. Hear that lone some- whis tle- blow in’- ’cross the tres tle,- whoo ee,- my

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ma ma- done tol’ me. A whoo ee- duh- who- ee,- ol’ click i- ty- clack’s a ech o- in’- back the blues

mel.

in the

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mel.

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨13(#9) E¨7 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨

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night. The eve nin’- breeze - ’ll start the trees to cry in’- and the moon ’ll hide its light,

E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨9 F©‹7 B7(b9)

33

E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨9 F©‹7 B7(b9)

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when you get the blues in the night.

Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9)

F7 B¨9 D¨/E¨ B¨‹93

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Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) F7 B¨9 D¨/E¨ B¨‹9

Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) F7 B¨9 D¨/E¨ B¨‹9

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Take my word, the mock in’- bird- ’ll- sing the

D¨maj7/E¨ E¨13 E¨9 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨93

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D¨maj7/E¨ E¨13 E¨9 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨93

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sad dest- kind of song, he knows things are wrong and he’s right.

F©‹9 B7(b9) Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) B¨9

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F©‹9 B7(b9) Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) B¨9

F©‹9 B7(b9) Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) B¨9

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mf fp

Opt. slow shake beginning beat 3

f

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fp f

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mf fp f3

From

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Nat chez- to Mo bile,- from

3

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3

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Mem phis- to Saint Joe, wher ev- er- the four winds,

blow.

four winds

blow. I

3 3

wher ev- er- the four winds,3

3

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been in some big towns an’ heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I know,

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3 3 3 3 3 3

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D¨ E¨‹/D¨ D¨7 G¨ A¨‹/G¨ G¨7 A¨ B¨‹7 C‹7

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a man is a two face,- a wor ri- some- thing who’ll leave ya t’ sing the

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F7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b9)

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F7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b9)

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blues

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in the night.

My

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A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨‹7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨ B¨‹/A¨A¨ N.C. A¨13 N.C. D¨13

3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨‹7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨ B¨‹/A¨A¨ A¨13 D¨13

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A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨‹7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨ B¨‹/A¨A¨ N.C. A¨13 N.C. D¨13

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On cue

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On cue

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ma ma- was

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right, there’s blues

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in the

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night.

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B¨13

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A¨13

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B¨13 B¨7(b13) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b13)

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B¨13 B¨7(b13) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b13) on cue N.C.3

A¨13

Cymb. color

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