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minnie the moocher
(Recorded by Cab Calloway with the Blues Brothers)
fuLL score
Words and Music By Cab Calloway
and Irving Mills
© 1931 (Renewed) EMI MILLS MUSIC, INC.
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All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance
Used by Permission
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Score
(Adapted from the Recording of Cab Calloway with the Blues Brothers)
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Vocals
medium Swing
Alto Sax. 1
Alto Sax. 2
Tenor Sax. 1
Tenor Sax. 2
Baritone Sax.
Trumpet 1
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Trumpet 4
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All Rights Controlled by EMI MILLS MUSIC, INC. (Publishing) and ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC. (Print)
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All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance
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