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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
TRUMPET 1
TRUMPET 2
TROMBONE
SOPRANOALTO
TENORBASS
PIANO
GUITAR
BASS
DRUMSET
mf f
3
3
3
33
3 3 3
mf f
3
3
3
33 3 3 3
mf f
3
3
3 3
3
3
3 3
mf f
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
µ C9 E¨maj7/F F9 B¨6 B¨/A¨ E¨/G G¨
f
F133 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
mf3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mf
C9 E¨maj7/F F9 B¨6 B¨/A¨ E¨/G G¨
f
F13
3 3 3
mf
C9 E¨maj7/F F9 B¨6 B¨/A¨ E¨/G G¨
f
F133
3 3
3
3 3 3
S.D.Ride
B.D.mf
Cr.H.H.
f
3 3 3 3 3
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Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
They
mf
heard the breeze in the trees sing in’- weird mel o- dies,- and they
mf
B¨ B‡…‹7 C‹7 F7(b13) B¨maj9 D7 E¨ C/E3
mf
3
mf
B¨ B‡…‹7 C‹7 F7(b13) B¨maj9 D7 E¨ C/E
mf
B¨ B‡…‹7 C‹7 F7(b13) B¨maj9 D7 E¨ C/E
3
Ride
mf
(4)
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T. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mp mf
3 3
mp mf
3 3
mp mf
3
3
mp mf
3 3
named that the start of the blues.
From a jail,
And from a jail came the wail
F B¨/F F F13 B¨ B¨/D E¨ E‡…‹7B¨/F F13 E‡…‹7/G F7/A B¨maj9 B‡…‹73 3
3 3
3 33 3
F B¨/F F F13
B¨ B¨/D E¨ E‡…‹7B¨/F F13 E‡…‹7/G F7/A B¨maj9 B‡…‹7
3 3 3 3
F B¨/F F F13 B¨ B¨/D E¨ E‡…‹7B¨/F F13 E‡…‹7/G F7/A B¨maj9 B‡…‹7
3 3 3 3
H.H.Ride3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mp mf
3
3 3 3
mp mf
3 3 3 3
mp mf
3 3 3 3
mp mf
3
3 3 3
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.
C‹7 F9(b13) F‹7 B¨9 E¨maj7 C9 F B¨/F F F133 33 3 3
3 3 3
C‹7 F9(b13) F‹7 B¨9 E¨maj7 C9 F B¨/F F F13
3 3 3
C‹7 F9(b13) F‹7 B¨9 E¨maj7 C9 F B¨/F F F13
3 3 3
(4)
H.H. 3 3 3 3
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mp f
mf3 3 3 3
mp f
mf3
3 3 3
mp f
3
mp f
3
as part of the blues. From a whip poor- will- out on a hill they took a
3
3
B¨ B¨7/D E¨ A7 B¨7 D9 E¨9 D9 E¨93
3
B¨3
B¨7/D E¨ A7 B¨7 D9 E¨9 D9 E¨9
3
B¨ B¨7/D E¨ A7 B¨7
D9 E¨9 D9 E¨9
3
Ride
Low Toms
3 3 3 3
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3
3
3
3 3 3
3
new note. Pushed it through a horn un til- it was worn in to- a
3
3
D9 E¨9 D9 G9 A¨9 G93
3 33 3
D9 E¨9 D9 G9 A¨9 G9
3
D9 E¨9 D9 G9 A¨9 G9
3 3
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T.B.
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mf f
mf 3 3
mf f
mf
3
3
mf f
mf f
blue note! And then they nursed it, re hearsed- it,
B¨/C C9
f
F13
mf
B¨maj9 B‡…‹7 C‹7 F&
B¨/C C9
f
F13
B¨maj9
mf
B‡…‹7 C‹7 F&
B¨/C C9
f
F13
mf
B¨maj9 B‡…‹7 C‹7 F&
f mf
3
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T.B.
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3
mf
3 3 3 3
mf
3
and gave out the news that the South land- gave birth to the
blues!
blues,
F‹7 B¨13 E¨maj9 C9 F B¨/F F F/E¨3
3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3 3 33
F‹7 B¨13 E¨maj9 C9 F B¨/F F F/E¨
3 3 3 3
F‹7 B¨13 E¨maj9 C9 F B¨/F F F/E¨3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
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Tpt. 2
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
grad.cresc.
3
3 3 3
3
grad.cresc.3 3 3 3
grad. cresc.
gave birth to the blues! They nursed it, re hearsed- it,
grad. cresc.
They nursed it, re hearsed it,
Dm7(b5) F/G G9 E¨ E‡…‹73 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
grad. cresc. grad. cresc.3 3
Dm7(b5) F/G G9 E¨opt. bluesy fills through m. 46
grad. cresc.
E‡…‹7
Dm7(b5) F/G G9 E¨
grad. cresc.
E‡…‹7
3 3
grad. cresc.
3 3 3 3 3 3
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Bass
Dr.
grad.cresc.3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
grad.cresc.
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3
3 3 3
and gave out the news that the South land- gave birth to the
B¨ G9 C7 E¨/F F133 3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3
B¨ G9 C7 E¨/F F13
3 3 3 3 3
B¨ G9 C7 E¨/F F13
3 3
3
3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
f
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3
blues!
f
Gave
mf
birth to the blues!
f mf
f
B¨ B¨7/D E¨ E‡…‹7 B¨/F A¨7 A7 B¨7 N.C.
3 3
3
3 3
3 3
33
f
B¨ B¨7/D E¨ E‡…‹7 B¨/F A¨7 A7 B¨7 N.C.
3
f
B¨ B¨7/D E¨ E‡…‹7 B¨/F A¨7 A7 B¨7 N.C.3
3
f
3 3 3
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mf
3
3 3
mf
3
33
mf
3
3 3
mf
3 3 3
opt. SOLO
My
mf
B¨9 E¨9 G¨9 F9 B¨‹9 E¨13
3
3
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
B¨9 E¨9 G¨9 F9 B¨‹9 E¨13
3
B¨9 E¨9 G¨9 F9 B¨‹9 E¨13
3
3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
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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.
T. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
f mf
3 3 3 3
33
fmf
3 3 3 3
3
3
f mf
3 33 3 3 3
f mf
3 3 3
3 3 3
ma ma- done tol’ me when I was in pig tails,- my ma ma- done tol’ me, Hon! A
3 3 3
µ
f
A¨13 µ D¨13 µ
mf
A¨13
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
A¨13
f
D¨13 µ
mf
A¨133
3 3 3
µ
f
A¨13 µ D¨13
mf
A¨13
3 33
3
f
mf
3 3 3 3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mp
mf
mp
mf
mp
mp
man’s gon na- sweet talk, and give you the big eye, but when the sweet talk in’s- done a
3 3
D¨7 G¨13 G¨7 A¨9
3 3
D¨7 G¨13 G¨7 A¨9
D¨7 G¨13 G¨7 A¨93 3
3
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Tbn.
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
3
3
3 3 3
3 3 3
mf 3
man is a two face,- a wor ri- some- thing who’ll leave ya t’ sing the blues in the
3
3
3 3
E¨9 B¨7(b9) E¨7 A¨133 3
E¨9 B¨7(b9) E¨7 A¨13
E¨9 B¨7(b9) E¨7 A¨13
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Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3 3 3 3
3 3
3
3
night.
(end solo)
Now
mf
the rain’s a fall in’,- hear the train a call in’,- whoo ee,- my
mf
A¨9 D¨9 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
A¨9 D¨9 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨
3 3 3 3
A¨9 D¨9 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨3
3
3
3
3
3
Cl. H.H.
3 3 3 3 3 3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
no breath
mp
3
3
3
3
mp
3
3
mp
3 3
no breath
mp
3 3 3
3
ma ma- done tol’ me. Hear that lone some- whis tle- blow in’- ’cross the tres tle,- whoo ee,- my
3
3
E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨9 G¨13 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨9 G¨13 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨
3 3 3 3 3 3
E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨9 G¨13 A¨7 D¨/A¨ A¨7 D¨/A¨3 3
3
3
3
Low Toms
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
3
3
3
3
3
33
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
3 3 3 3 3
mel.
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¨3 3 3 3
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¨
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¨3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
33
33
3
3
33
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)
E¨‹/A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨9 F©‹7 B7(b9)3 3
3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mf 3
mf
3
mf
3
mf 3
when you get the blues in the night.
Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9)
F7 B¨9 D¨/E¨ B¨‹93
3 3
3 3
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
3 3
(4)
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T. Sax.
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Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
fp
fp
fp
fp
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
3 3
D¨maj7/E¨ E¨13 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨9
D¨maj7/E¨ E¨13 E¨9 A¨‹9 D¨9 B¨m7(b5) E¨93
3
3 3
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
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
3
F©‹9 B7(b9) Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) B¨9
F©‹9 B7(b9) Emaj9 E6 Cm7(b5) F7(b9) B¨9
3
(4)
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T. Sax.
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Tpt. 2
Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mf fp f
3
33
mf fp
Opt. slow shake beginning beat 3
f
3
33
fp f
3
mf fp f3
From
f
Nat chez- to Mo bile,- from
3
f
3
D¨/E¨ B¨‹9 E¨13 A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨73 3 3
f
33 3 3 3
D¨/E¨ B¨‹9 E¨13 N.C.
f
A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨73
3 3 3 3
D¨/E¨ B¨‹9 E¨13 N.C.
f
A¨ B¨‹/A¨ A¨73 3
3
3
3
Low Tomsf
3 3 3 3 3 3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
33
3
3
3
3
3 3
33
3
3
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
3
A¨‹/D¨ B¨‹/D¨ C¨/D¨ A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨13 A13 A¨133 3 3 3 3 3
3
3
33
3 3 3 3 3
A¨‹/D¨ B¨‹/D¨ C¨/D¨ A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨13 A13 A¨13
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A¨‹/D¨ B¨‹/D¨ C¨/D¨ A¨ D¨/A¨ A¨7 B¨‹/A¨ A¨13 A13 A¨13
33
3
3 3
3
3
33
3 3 3
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Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
mp
3
3
mp
3
3
been in some big towns an’ heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I know,
3 3
33
D¨ E¨‹/D¨ D¨7 G¨ A¨‹/G¨ G¨7 A¨ B¨‹7 C‹7
3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3
D¨ E¨‹/D¨ D¨7 G¨ A¨‹/G¨ G¨7 A¨ B¨‹7 C‹7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D¨ E¨‹/D¨ D¨7 G¨ A¨‹/G¨ G¨7 A¨ B¨‹7 C‹7
33
3
3 3
3
33
3 3 3 3
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
3
3
3
3
a man is a two face,- a wor ri- some- thing who’ll leave ya t’ sing the
3 3 3
mel.
33 3
F7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b9)
3 3 3 3
F7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b9)
3 3 3
F7 E¨7 B¨7(b9) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b9)
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Tbn.
S.A.
T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
blues
mel.
in the night.
My
mf3
mf
3
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
3 3 3 3 3
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
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Slowly
Slowly
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Tpt. 2
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T.B.
Pno.
Gtr.
Bass
Dr.
On cue
mf
On cue
mf
On cue
mf
On cue
mf
ma ma- was
3
right, there’s blues
3
in the
3
night.
3
3 3
mf
B¨13
B¨7(b13) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b13) N.C.3
A¨13
3
mf
B¨13 B¨7(b13) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b13)
On cueA¨13
mf
B¨13 B¨7(b13) E¨7(#9) E¨7(b13) on cue N.C.3
A¨13
Cymb. color
mf
on cue3 quiet fills
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DIGPX00031
28
Previe
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