Hello!
Here is a very generous offer from John Skillman of the New Orleans Nighthawks Jazz Band ( http://tradjazzbands.com/band-non.php ).
Charlie
MUSICIANS
!
I am offering my Files of TRAD
jazz music (102 Tunes) FREE to anyone that might like them. I now have them
stored in the Cloud. Just send me an E mail (JLSKILL@aol.com)
requesting them, and I'll send you a link to the Music and you can download all
the tunes or just the ones you might like. T I do this to promote more live
music and to spread the Traditional Jazz word!
For
every tune.... I provide PDF
files and Finale Files for 6 instruments. I
provide the
melody part and 2 harmony parts for -- Clarinet,
Cornet/Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax . Plus included.... is
the melody part for Bari Sax and of course, the LEAD SHEET for
the tune, to be used by Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Tuba, etc. At the End
of this E mail is the table of contents. These are TRAD tunes, swing and
just great music, you can play in any style you want.
You
can share them with anyone you want, I just ask you to drop me an E mail if you
give the entire collection to someone, letting me know who got them.... and
please give me credit sometimes when you play them! There is about 500 hours of
work in preparing these and I have probably another 100 Tunes completed, but
not up-loaded to the Cloud yet.
So what good is all
this music you ask ??? ......Well ... suppose you are a TRAD Jazz musician ....... who
is not getting to play as much as you would like. I have found you can get
together any musician friends near where you live, and using these
charts, have a pretty decent Band!! It is not necessary everyone be able to
play by ear or improvise, they just need to be able to read some fairly simple
music. You can do most of the solos and improvising .... making it
JAZZ. I have found those legitimate musicians who join you... who
can read .... but have never played by ear ... some of them will start doing
it! Note... any instrument can play the Melody (Lead) and you can have most any
mix of other instruments in your band playing the other harmony parts, using
these charts.
I use the
charts just to get good harmony with my bands. It is very hard to get
nice 3 part-harmony in your front line, unless you play together
ALOT. .... but using my charts, your band can do it the first time they play
it!. I use the charts just as a basis for the tune...... and we still do lots
of improvising and playing off each other... etc... but overall, if your band
can read music just a little these simple charts will really make the song
sound good! Sometimes we just read the music the first time thru the tune, and
then again on the out-chorus.
If you want to
change the Key of any tune, or make a part for some other instrument, (that I
did not provide) that can be done quite easily using the FINALE Files I
provide. You need not purchase FINALE ($600) but rather purchase the much less
expensive "PrintMusic" product for $119. (Use Google Search for
"PrintMusic", and you will find where to purchase it) . Then
... using the Finale files I provide, you can change the chords, change
the notes, put the tune in another Key....etc.
That's why I
went to the trouble of providing the Finale files.... it seems most of us want
to change the arrangement in some way, from the way the other guy hears
it! Also .... If you have the "Print Music" program, you
can playback the Tune's SCORE (which I provide) and you can hear how the tune
goes with all the 3 parts and chords played for you on your computer.
So if this
interests you ... send me an E mail (JLSKILL@aol.com)
and Ill send you a return E mail, with the link to the Skillman Music
Files.
Here is the
table of Contents. This table is also found on the Link. I will send you.
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SKILLMUSIC Music
Book Conternts| 15Oct17
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JLS
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TITLE
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KEY
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Composer
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Year
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1
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Apex Blues
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Bb
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J. Noone, E. Hinds,
J Poston
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1928
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2
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Atlanta Blues
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Bb
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W.C. Handy
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1923
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3
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Baby
Brown 2 Pgs
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Ab/F
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Alex Hill
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1934
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4
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Baby Wont You
Please Come Home
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F
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Clarance Williams
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1919
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5
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Big Lip Blues
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Bb
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Jelly Roll Morton
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1940
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6
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Biscuit Roller
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Eb
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Geogra White
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~1936
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7
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Blue Turning Grey
Over You
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C
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Fats Waller,
Andy Razaf
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1929
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8
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Bourbion Street
Parade
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Bb
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Paul Barbarin
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1951
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9
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Breeze
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Eb
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Clarance Williams
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1929
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10
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Buddy Bolden's
Blues
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Eb
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Jelly Roll Morton
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~1939
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11
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Careless (Eddy
Howard)
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F
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E. Howard, D.
Jurgins, ..
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1939
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12
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Careless Love
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F
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reworked- WC Handy
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~1920
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13
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Clap Hands Here
Comes Charlie
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F
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Joe Meyer, B. Rose,
Mcdonald
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1925
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14
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Creole Love Call
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Bb
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Duke Ellington
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1927
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15
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Dans Les Rues
D'Antibes
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F/Bb
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Syndney Bechet
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1958
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16
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Diana
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Bb
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John Skillman
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2009
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17
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Do Something
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Bb/C
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Bud Green/S. Sept
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1929
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18
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Do You Ever Think
Of Me
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Eb
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Earl Benett
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1920
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19
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Down In Honky Tonk
Town 2 Pgs
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Bb
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Charles McCarron
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1915
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20
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East Coast Trot
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Eb
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Vol Stevens
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1926
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21
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Faraway Blues
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Eb
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George Brooks
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1923
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22
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Fixin Dinner
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Eb
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John Skillman
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2013
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23
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Flatfoot
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Eb
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Lil H Armstrong
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1926
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24
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Four Or Five Times
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Eb
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Byron Gay ,M
Hellman
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1927
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25
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Goin Home
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Eb/F
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Ken Colyer
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1959
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26
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Good Old Wagon
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Bb
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Bessie Smith
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1925
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27
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Happy Feet
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F
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Milton Ager
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1930
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28
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He's The Last Word
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F
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W. Donaldson, Gus
Kahn
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1927
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29
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He Touched Me
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Eb
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William J Gaither`
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1963
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30
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Hello Lola
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F
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McKinzie , Means
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1933
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31
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Home In Pasadena
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C/Eb
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Harry Warren +2
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1923
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32
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How Long Blues
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Eb
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Traditional-Lyrics
L Carr
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1928
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33
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I Can't Dance
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Bb
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Clarance Williams
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1934
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34
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I Cant Give You
Anything But Love
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F
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Jimmy McHugh
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1928
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35
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I Want Someone To
Love
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F
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Glyn Lea long
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1927
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36
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I Wish I Knew How
It Feels to Be Free
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F
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Billy Taylor
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1963
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37
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I Wish I Was In New
Orleans (Vocal Key)
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Eb
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Tom A. Waits
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1976
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38
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I Wonder Where My
Baby Is Tonight
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F
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W. Donaldson, Gus
Kahn
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1925
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39
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I wonder where My
Easy Ryders Gone
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Bb
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Sheldon Brooks
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1917
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40
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I Would Do Most
Anything For You
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Eb
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Alex Hill, Clau
Hopkins
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1932
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41
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If You See My
Mother
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Bb
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Sydney Bechet
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1952
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42
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Ill See You In My
Dreams
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F
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Isham Jones
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1926
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43
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I'll Take Care Of
Your Cares
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C
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James Monaco, Mort
Dixon
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~1926
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44
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I'm Blue And
Lonesome
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Bb
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Georgia White
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1938
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45
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I'm Travelin
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F
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Traditional
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46
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It's Over Now
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Bb
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Humphry
Littleton
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~1950
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47
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I've Got My Fingers
Crossed
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Ab/F
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Jimmy McHugh
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1935
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48
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Jail Bird
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F
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Dave Bartholomew
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1955
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49
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Jelly Bean Blues
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C
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Ma Rainey
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1925
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50
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Just A Closer Walk
With Thee (move one up?)
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Bb
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Traditional
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-
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51
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Linger Awhile
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F
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Vincent Rose
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1923
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52
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Louisiana Fairy
Tale
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Bb
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J. Fred
Coots,M.Parish
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1935
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53
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Love Me With A
Feeling
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Bb
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Sidney Bechet
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1946
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54
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Mezzy's Tune
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Bb
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Humphrey Lytteton
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~1951
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55
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Milenburg
Joys 2 Pgs
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Bb
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Jelly Roll Morton
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1925
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56
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Mood Indigo
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C
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D. Ellington, B.
Bigard
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1931
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57
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My Memphis Baby
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Eb
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Harry Godwin,N
Kimball
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1966
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58
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My Old Kentucky
Home
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Eb
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Stephen Foster
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1852
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59
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Nobody But You
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C
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Gunhild Carling
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2014
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60
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Nobody's Sweetheart
Now
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F
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Billy Meyers, E
Schobel
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1925
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61
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Nothing Can Ever
Change This Love
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Eb
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Sam Cooke
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1962
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62
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Oh How I Miss You
Tonight
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Bb
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Benny Davis, Joe
Burke
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1925
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63
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Oh Sleepy Head
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F
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Ikey Robinson
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~1932
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64
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Old Stack O Lee
Blues
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Bb
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Trad Murder Ballad
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~1900
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65
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On A Slow Boat To
China
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Bb
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Frank Loesser
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1948
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66
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Oriental Man
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F
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J Blythe, Ikey
Robinson
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1027
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67
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Panama
2 Pgs
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Eb/Ab
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William H Tyers
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1912
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68
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Pecan Waffles
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F
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John Skillman
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2013
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69
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Ponchartrain Blues
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Bb
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Jelly Roll Morton
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1930
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70
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Rent Party Blues
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F
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D. Ellington, J.
Hodges
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1929
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71
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River Stay Away
From My Door
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F
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Harry Woods
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1931
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72
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Rockin Chair
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Eb
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Hogey Carmichael
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1929
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73
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Saratoga Swing
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Bb
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Barney Bigard
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1929
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74
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Savoy
Blues 2 Pgs
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F
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Kid Ory
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1927
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75
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Shake That Thing
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Eb
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Charlie
"Papa" Jackson
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1926
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76
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Sleep
(Fred Waring Theme Song)
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Bb
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Earl Lebieg
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1923
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77
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Snag It
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Eb
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Joe
"King" Oliver
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1926
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78
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So Long
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Eb
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Erika Lewis ?
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~2015
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79
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Special Delivery
Blues
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Bb
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Sippie Wallace
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1926
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80
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St. James Infirmary
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Dm
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Joe Primrose
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1928
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81
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St. Louis Blues
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F
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W.C. Handy
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1914
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82
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Tennessee Waltz
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C
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Pee Wee King
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1946
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83
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That Lucky
Old Sun
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Eb
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Beasley Smith
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1949
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84
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That Old Feeling
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C
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Sammy Fain. Lew
Brown
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1937
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85
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That Rhythm Man
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F
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Fats Waller, H.
Brooks
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1929
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86
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The Glory Of Love
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F
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Billy Hill
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1936
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87
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The House Of The
Rising Sun
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Gm
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American Folk Song
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~1925
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88
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Them There Eyes
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Eb
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M. Pinkard, M
Tracy, D Tauber
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1930
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89
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Tishomingo Blues
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Ab
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Clarance Williams
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1917
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90
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Too Late
2 2 Pgs
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Eb/C
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Joe King Oliver
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1929
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91
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Trog's Blues
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Eb
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Wally Fawkes
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1948
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92
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Undecided
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C
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Charlie Shavers
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1938
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93
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Viper Mad
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F
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Sidney Bechet
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1938
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94
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Waitin At The End
Of The Road
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Eb
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Irving Berlin
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1929
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95
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Wake Up Children
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F
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Willard Robinson
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1929
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96
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Weary Blues
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F/Bb
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Artie Mathews
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1915
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97
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What A Little
Moonlight Can Do
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C
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Harry Woods
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1934
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98
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When My Dreamboat
Comes Home
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Bb
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Dave Franklin
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1936
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99
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Whenever Your
Lonesome…
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C
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Pete Wendling
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1922
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100
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Who's Heart Are You
Breaking Now
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Bb
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Teddy Powell
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1948
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101
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You Always Hurt The
One You Love
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Bb
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Doris Fisher
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1944
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102
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You Do Something To
Me
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Eb
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Cole Porter
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1929
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