Top 10(ish) Big Band / Swing

[Corabar Steve]

Following from this thread What are your top tracks of the genre? (please only list tracks that are proven to actually work in a mobile disco situation & not just because they are of a certain genre. Also must be suitable for all ages)

It doesn't matter if you post a track that somebody else has, the idea is to find good useable tracks of the genre that are proven to work for mobile DJs

Please Stick to the specific genre in the thread title

Make the lists as long as you like as long as they are useable

[musicbox]

ok here goes to start the thread off then
I played these for strict tempo dances have put the dances in brackets.

Glenn Miller In the mood. (Quick Step)

Glenn Miller Cantanuna chu chu (Quick Step)

Louis Armstrong What a wonderful world. (Waltz)

Billy Cotton Wakey wake up (Quick Step)

Count Bassy Honkey tonk piano (Quick Step)

Tiauynia Brass The musle man theme (sorry cant remeber the title) (Cha Cha)

Val Panel show band I'm in the mood for love (Foxtrot)

Mrs Mills The last train ( I think that is what is was called?) (Quick Step)

Russ Conway Side Sadle (easy listing)

Glenn Miller Moon light Seranade (Foxtrot)

These where numbers that I played alot of in there time that come to mind.
It was a long time ago i could cheat and look them up but thats not was this is all about.

[CRAZY K]

OK--I was asked to START a Wedding couple of years ago with Lets call the whole thing off---by Satchmo and Ella Fitz ---brilliant

Well worth having available.

Dont know what Dance though---slow?

We covered an 80th Birthday recently for mainly Barn Dance but were asked to play through a Glen Miller CD during the food break ---so yes WE get asked as well!

CRAZY K

[Thames Valley Discos]

moondance,volare,thats amore,music to watch the girls go by. i really love this type of music

[musicinmotiondi]

Amore - Dean Martin
Mack the KNife - bobby Darin
Que sera sera - Doris Day
Music to watch girls By - Andy Williams
Can't take my eyes off you - Andy Williams
A Man Without Love - Englebert Humperdink
Let There Be Love - Nat King Cole
The Lady is a Tramp - Franki Sinatra
Memories are made of this - Dean Martin
It had to be you - Vic Damone (Requested first dance song 3 times this year ???)



I Love the Swing sets now - at first I didn't but it makes a change

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Sammy Davies Junior - Mr Bojangles
Michael Buble - Fever
Bobby Darin - Mack the knife
Robbie Williams - Beyond the sea
Dean Martin - That's amore
Frank Sinatra - Bad bad Leroy Brown
Paul Anka - Jump
Harry Connick Jr- We are in love
Dean Martin - Ain't that a kick in the head
Bobby Darin - Don't rain on my parade

[Corabar Steve]

[Tonsk]

Michael Buble - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
Andy Williams - Moon River
Dean Martin - Volare
Pussycat Dolls - Sway (well it is ish)
Robbie Williams - Beyond The Sea
Doris Day - Que Sera Sera
Doris Day - Move Over Darling

[Corabar Steve]

[PropellerHeadCase]

Cherry Poppin Daddies 'Zoot Suit Riot' is always a good'n
Brian Setzer Orchestra 'Jump Jive n Wail'
Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello 'Swingin' on a Star' (from Hudson Hawk soundtrack - much better sound than the Bing Crosby Original).

Michael Bublé 'Moondance' & 'How Sweet it is to Be Loved By You'
Harry Connick, Jr. 'It Had to Be You' (originally written in 1924!)

Speaking of genuine oldies...
Louis Prima/David Lee Roth 'I Ain't Got Nobody/Just a Gigolo'
Tony Bennett 'With Plenty of Money and You'
Perez 'Pres' Prado 'Guaglione'
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 'Minnie the Moocher'
Stan Kenton Orchestra & Nat 'King' Cole 'Orange Coloured Sky'
Nancy Wilson 'A Lot of Livin' to Do'
Nat 'King' Cole 'Let's Face the Music and Dance'