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sample song lists

Swing & Big Band

8-16 musicians

Swing Dancers

SAMPLE LIST:

Minnie The Moocher - Fats Waller

The Lady is a Tramp - Frank Sintra

Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole

Time After Time - Ella Fitzgerald
I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller Band
Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins

Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee
Sing, Sing, Sing - Glenn Miller Band

Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland

String of Pearls - Glenn Miller Band
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra

S'Wonderful - Diana Krawl

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters

Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw Orchestra
It Might As Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes
Too Close For Comfort - Ella Fitzgerald

Feelin' Good - Michael Buble

Jumpin' East of Java - Brian Setzer

Take The A Train - Duke Ellington

In The Mood - Glenn Miller Band

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon - Andrew Sisters

Blues In The Night - Woody Herman

The Man I Love - Benny Goodman

Sentimental Journey - Doris Day & Les Brown Band

I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James Band

Fever - Peggy Lee

On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone

My Funny Valentine - Judy Garland

The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

Sway - Dean Martin

Moonglow - Billie Holiday

I'll Be Seeing You- Glenn Miller

Boogie Blues - Anita O'Day

Blue Skies - Josephine Baker

Paper Moon - Ealla Fitzgerald

All That Jazz - Broadway Show "Chicago"

Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Don't Rain On My Parade - Barbra Streisand

Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin

Almost Like Being In Love - Nat King Cole

Alright, Okay, You Win - Count Basie Orchestra

Baby It's Cold Outside - Bing Crosby & Doris Day

Birth of the Blues - Kaye Starr

Black Coffee - Sarah Vaughn

Come Rain or Come Shine - Helen Forrest

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Cry Me A River - Julie London

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

Everything - Michael Buble'

For Once In My Life - Steve Wonder

Georgia - Ray Charles

Hard Hearted Hannah- Julie London

Hello - Lionel Ritchie

Hey Big Spender - Broadway Show Sweet Charity

I Go To Rio - Peter Allen

I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra

I Say A Little Prayer For You - Dionne Warwick

La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

Makin' Whoopie - Eddie Cantor

Night and Day - Frank Sinatra

Save The Last Dance - Michael Buble'

Wedding Dance

Oldies, Soul, Rock & Dance

5 - 8 musicians

SAMPLE LIST:

Get Ready - The Temptations

New York State of Mind - Billy Joel

Dr. Feelgood - Aretha Franklin

More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase

Turn Me On - Norah Jones

Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera

Pockey Away - The Meters

Mack The Knife - Bobby Darrin

Ooh, Baby, Baby - Linda Ronstadt

Late In the Evening - Paul Simon

Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harem

Nobody Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin

Shake a Tail Feather - Blues Brothers

Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles

It's Too Late Baby - Carole King

Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin

Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

The Magic Moment - Jay & the Americans

China Grove - Doobie Brothers

Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble

The Letter - Joe Cocker

Uptown Funk -Bruno Mars

It's Too Late, Baby - Carole King

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

Smooth Operator - Sade

Boogie Shoes - K.C & the Sunshine Band 

Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valley

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Let's Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez

Domino - Van Morrison

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Tell Mama - Etta James

Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darrin

Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers

Higher & Higher -  Jackie Wilson

Crazy - Patsy Cline

Get Ready - Temptations

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding 

Respect - Aretha Franklin

At Last - Etta James

Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd

Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin

25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago

So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power

I Feel Good - James Brown

Sing A Song - Earth Wind & Fire

What the World Needs Now - Dusty Springfield

Moondance - Van Morrison

Sing A Song - Earth Wind & Fire

Make Me Smile - Chicago

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Neither One of Us - Gladys Knight

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Mercy - Duffy

Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight

How Sweet It Is - James Taylor

Get Down Tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band

China Grove - Doobie Bros.

Lonely Teardrops -  Michael McDonald

Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley

Love Shack - B52's

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Jazz night club

Jazz, Dixieland & Easy Listening

3-5 musicians

SAMPLE LIST:

Bourbon Street Parade - Louis Armstrong

All of Me - Louis Armstrong

Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller

Smooth Operator - Sade

Route 66 - Nat King Cole

Ball & the Jack - Standard

The Very Thought of You - Natalie Cole

Cabaret - Liza Minelli

Pockey Away - The Meters

All the Way - Frank Sinatra

Embraceable You - Diana Krall

Sweet Georgia Brown - Ella Fitzgerald

I Remember You - Diana Krall

Alexander's Ragtime Band - Johnnie Ray

Autumn Leaves - Artie Shaw

Mockingbird - James Taylor/Carly Simon

Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller

When You're Smiling -

Down By the Riverside -

Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong

Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong

Way Down Yonder In N.O. -

Avalon - Al Jolsen

Baby Face - Al Jolsen

Bill Bailey -  Sarah Vaughn

Up A Lazy River - Hoagie Carmichael

Darktown Strutters Ball - Sidney Bechet

Ain't She Sweet - Lillian Roth

Basin Street Blues - Benny Goodman

Ball and the Jack - Jelly Roll Martin

Dinah - Fats Waller

Dr. Jazz - Jelly Roll Martin

Saints Go Marchin' In -

Exactly Like You - Louie Prima

Closer Walk With Thee - Tuxedo Brass Band

Yes Sir That's My Baby - Nat King Cole

I Found A New Baby - Ethel Waters

Figgety Feet - Harry Connick

Muscrat Ramble - Louis Armstrong

St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith

It' Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra

Back Home In Indiana - Hoagy Carmichael

Pennies From Heaven - Billie Holiday

Bye Bye Blackbird - Eddie Cantor

St. James Infirmary - Cab Callaway

Royal Garden Blues - Louis Armstrong

Someday You'll Be Sorry - Louis Armstrong

Rampart Street Parade - Bob Crosby

That's A Plenty - Lou Stone

Margie - Cab Callaway

Georgia Brown - Ella Fitzgerald

Tiger Rag - Jelly Roll Martin

Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington

Tin Roof Blues - Louis Armstrong

Has Anybody Seen My Gal - Art Landry

Dream A Little Dream - Mama Cas

As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

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