Brass Quintet

Weary Blues (aka Shake it and Break it)
by Artie Matthews
arr. Zack Smith
Price: $10

Transposed parts can be ordered.


This a fun, fast Dixieland classic that should be an audience pleaser.  Though it is called "Weary Blues", it is actually a ragtime piece that has become a New Orleans jazz standard frequently referred to as "Shake it and Break it".  If you listen to ten different bands, you will hear ten different interpretations of what the melody to this tune actually is.  Zack has put together a version that combines elements of a bunch of different recordings, including the Louis Armstrong Hot 7 disc.  The last chorus features a transcription of Louis's last verse for the first trumpet.  There is also a lot of tailgate trombone, so loosen up your slide!

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Check out a video by The Beltway Brass Quintet.
https://youtu.be/jQkHieYXpiY

3 Methods of Delivery

Download the arrangement from the link in your immediate confirmation e-mail as an Adobe PDF file and pay no shipping fee! Receive the arrangement as an e-mail attachment.  A $2 handling fee will be included.
(May take 1-2 days.)
Receive the printed sheet music in the mail.
(An additional shipping charge will apply plus a printing charge of $5.)

Print the sheet music yourself (pdf download).

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