Playlist

Some of our current tunes performed on recent gigs

  • Danceable swing tunes (medium to fast, Basie, Miller, etc.)
    • Groovin’ Easy
    • In The Mood
    • Speak Low
    • Mack The Knife
    • Route 66
    • Look for the Silver Lining
    • Basie Straight Ahead
    • Take the “A” Train
    • Tuxedo Junction
    • String of Pearls
    • Chattanooga Choo-Choo
    • Bye Bye Blackbird
    • Doin’ Basie’s Thing
    • Woodchopper’s Ball
    • Almost Like Being In Love
    • Satin Doll
    • Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
    • Leap Frog
    • Jump, Jive and Wail
  • Ballads and slow tunes (for holding hands, cheek-to-cheek, etc.)
    • Polka Dots and Moonbeams
    • Sophisticated Lady
    • Stardreams
    • All the Things You Are
    • Tenderly
    • My Funny Valentine
    • We’ll Be Together Again
    • Li’l Darlin’
    • My Romance
    • Laura
    • I Remember Clifford
    • The End of a Love Affair
    • Georgia On My Mind
    • Easy Living
    • Dreamsville
    • Just For You
    • Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
    • Sloe Eyes
    • Stardust
    • I’m Glad There Is You
    • Midnight Sun
  • Latin dance tunes (with help from our Latin percussion group)
    • Carefree – Cha Cha
    • Brazil – Samba
    • Autumn Leaves – Cha Cha
    • Besame Mucho – Rhumba
    • Mas Que Nada – Samba
    • Cinnamon and Cloves – Bossa Nova
    • Wave – Bossa Nova
    • Jalousie – Tango
    • The Peanut Vendor – Samba
    • I’ll Remember April – Rhumba
    • Desafinado – Rhumba
  • BigBand Jazz Swingers (for concerts and listening, fast dancers, and for the band)
    • Artistry in Rhythm
    • Big Swing Face
    • Intermission Riff
    • Basically The Blues
    • Flight of the Foo Birds
    • Stolen Moments
    • Roasted English
    • Have You Met Miss Jones?
    • Prime Time
    • Love For Sale
    • I Thought About You
    • Shiny Stockings
    • A Little Minor Booze
    • Get Out Of Town
    • Dark Side Of The Blues
    • Sonny’s Place
    • There Will Never Be Another You
    • Tenor Madness
    • Sweet Georgia Brown
  • Vocal Tunes (for our girl or boy singers)
    • Sentimental Journey
    • Blue Skies
    • Imagination
    • Tangerine
    • Our Love Is Here To Stay
    • I Remember You
    • Fly Me To The Moon
    • Skylark
    • Thou Swell
    • Darn That Dream
    • It Had To Be You
    • I’ve Got A Crush On You
    • This Can’t Be Love
    • You’d Better Love Me Whie You May
    • Cry Me A River
    • And All That Jazz!
    • Frim Fram Sauce
    • When The Sun Comes Out
    • You’re Nobody ‘Till Somebody Loves You
    • New York, New York
    • I Should Care
    • Makin’ Whoopee
    • I’ve Got You Under My Skin
    • Pennies From Heaven
    • Nice and Easy
    • At Last
    • Come Fly With Me
    • Moondance
    • A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square
    • Here’s That Rainy Day
    • All Or Nothing At All
    • Ain’t That A Kick In The Head
  • Rock Tunes (usually with some solos added)
    • Watermelon Man
    • Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
    • Spinning Wheel
    • Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo
    • New York State Of Mind
    • Wack-Wack
    • Shout
    • Gospel John
    • Y. M. C. A.
    • Old Time Rock & Roll
    • Proud Mary
    • Children of Sanchez
  • Rehearsal tunes (in our book, but not ready for prime time)
    • I Love Paris
    • Blues Du Jour
    • Nightshades
    • Doc’s Holiday
    • Stomping At The Savoy
    • Blues and the Abscessed Tooth
    • After You
    • Just Friends
    • Sunset Tower
    • Mountain Greenery
    • The Kingfish
    • Plain Brown Wrapper
    • Dat Dere
    • A Night In Tunsia
    • Woody’s Gold Star