Dinner Music, Ballroom Dancing

AND I LOVE HER - Lennon/McCartney with an easy, rhumba-like spin
AT LAST an old classic that was a hit for Etta James - slow 12/8 feel
BLUE MOON a familiar standard we return to its swing origins - mid-tempo, fox-trot
BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD - up-tempo, happy, and familiar with a big finish
CARAVAN Jaun Tizol’s exotic tune performed by Duke Ellington Band - an up-tempo latin feel
CORCAVADO(Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) Jobim's meditative contemplation of love
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES - poetic J.Mercer lyrics set to an easy fox-trot by Henry Mancini
FLY ME TO THE MOON was a hit for Frank Sinatra - we play it as a swinging fox-trot
FOREVER FOR NOW is by Harry Connick Jr. - a swinging piece with a surreal lyric
GEORGIA everybody loves this Hoagy Carmichael classic made famous by Ray Charles
GIRL FROM IPANEMA is Antonio Jobim’s big hit - Nice when guests are being served dinner
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE is a rollicking Fats Waller classic - up-tempo swing
I REMEMBER YOU is one of Johnny Mercer's most beautiful lyrics
IN THE MOOD - nothing subtle about this one - Glenn Miller’s hit says, “Let’s party!”
IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T - a Louis Jordan hit performed on Broadway and by Nat Cole
IT HAD TO BE YOU is a classic ballad that usually fills the dance floor
KALAMAZOO - "I got a gal in Kalamazoo" ooh, put on your dancing shoes
MEDITATION -Antonio Jobim, as mellow as we get; soothing bossa-nova w/lush horn harmony
MOON RIVER - written by the unsurpassed Mercer/Mancini - we do it as a waltz
ONE O'CLOCK JUMP - Hard to top this for swinging grooves from Count Basie's band
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET - up-tempo swing, fun and familiar
ONE MINT JULEP - we swing it about where In The Mood feels
ROUTE 66 was a hit for Nat “King” Cole - easy swinging and bluesy
SATIN DOLL Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer - for people who love to dance
SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN - soothing mid-tempo swing - a comfortable fox-trot
SKYLARK a beautiful Johhny Mercer lyric with music by Hoagie Carmichael - sweet and slow
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME by George and Ira Gershwin is a lovely ballad
SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY by Irving Ceasar and Vincent Youmans - a standard for King Pleasure
SWEET LORRAINE - a mid-tempo fox-trot - a big hit for Nat “King” Cole
TAKE THE “A” TRAIN by Billy Strayhorn was the theme for Duke Ellington's Band
TEACH ME TONIGHT - our own dazzling arrangement of this Sammy Kahn delight
THINK FOR YOURSELF by Lennon and McCartney was never so cool
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - Louis Prima’s sparkling arrangement of J. Mercer’s classic lyric
UNFORGETTABLE - an unforgettable hit ballad for Nat and Natalie Cole
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD was a hit for Louis Armstrong - easy slow-dance in 12/8
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE is a romantic mid-tempo swing number - an mellow fox-trot
YOU DON’T KNOW ME a hit for Ray Charles & Mickey Gilley - a nice slow one with a 12/8 feel

Party/Dance music

300 POUNDS OF JOY by Willie Dixon for Howlin’ Wolf - pure Chicago Blues
AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG - "I know you want to leave me..." Motown Classic
ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK is Wynonie Harris’s hit for hard-core blues shaggers
ALL SHOOK UP by Elvis Presley - good for shifting from formal to casual dancing
AT THE DARK END OF THE STREET by Dan Penn - 60's hit ballad for many artists
BIG RED CABOOSE is our own little ditty with that big-leg beat
BRICK HOUSE - "She's mighty, mighty - built like an Amazon"
(CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT) FUNKY STUFF - Kool and the Gang - I said, "whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah!"
CALDONIA, what makes yo big haid so hard? Louis Jordan’s huge jump hit, a good fit for us
COLD SWEAT/I FEEL GOOD - back to back James Brown for a crowd that’s movin
DON'T LOOK BACK - "If It's Love that you're running from..." Motown Classic
FARTHER UP THE ROAD - Bobby Blue Bland’s hit - a Chicago-style shuffle
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - goodness gracious! Jerry Lee’s got a 50's crowd pleaser
I CAN"T HELP MYSELF - Sugar Pie, Honey bunch, You know I love you - Motown Classic
I GOT MY MOJO WORKIN’ - Louis Jordan’s version of Willie Dixon’s hit for Muddy Waters
INTO THE MYSTIC - Fabulous Van Morrison Soul ballad
JAILHOUSE ROCK - the drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang...Elvis
JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool and the Gang. Get down, get down
KNOCK ON WOOD by Eddie Floyd; a huge hit for Wilson Pickett...na,na,na,knock on wood
KISS - written by Prince. Performed by Prince and Tom Jones and now the League
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - “you only live once, and when yer dead yer done” L.Jordan
LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO - Hank Ballard - “there’s a thrill upon the hill...”
MAMBO #5 - Louis Bega's infectious dance hit with a real kickin' horn section
MUSTANG SALLY ... you know, ride, Sally, ride - fun and familiar
MY GIRL - The Temptations biggest hit - Motown Classic
PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG - the Godfather’s bag makes ‘em groove
PERSON TO PERSON - Scotland's funkiest band, AWB, smash followup to Pick Up The Pieces
REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE - The Four Tops greatest hit - another Motown Classic
SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL “you won’t do nuthin’ to save yer doggone soul” Big Joe Turner
SEPTEMBER - Earth, Wind and Fire's best dance number
SEX MACHINE - get up, get up, right on, right on, shake your money maker... James Brown
SHOUT a little bit louder now, a little bit softer, y’all, oh, oh, oh,oh - full tilt - “Gator, gator!”
SING A SIMPLE SONG - Yaaah, ya, ya, yah, yah...Sly and the Family Stone - got to dance
SLEDGEHAMMER - Peter Gabriel's hit - "This is the good stuff."
SOUL MAN - the Blues Brothers knew SAM and DAVE had a good thing going with this one
UNDER THE BOARDWALK - the Drifters classic for Beach Freaks
YOU’VE GOT THE RIGHT STRING, BABY, BUT THE WRONG YOYO - Piano Red
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN - Percy Sledge’s giant 60's cheatin’ dirge
BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf's Easy Rider anthem
BRICK HOUSE - "She's mighty, mighty, mighty, Built like an Amazon "
FUNKY STUFF - Kool and the Gang resurrected from Back in the Day. Unh!
GET DOWN TONIGHT - mo' funk
GIMME, GIMME SOME LOVIN' - Spencer Davis Group/Blues Brothers
JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool and the Gang demonstrate more astonishing lyrical profundity! Lord Byron would've wept.
LIVIN' IN THE USA - Steve Miller's frantic radio debut
ROADHOUSE BLUES - Little Jimmy Morrison said it, "The future's uncertain and the end is always near"
TROUBLE EVERYDAY - Frank Zappa's epic discourse on the Watts riots
WITHIN YOU AND WITHOUT YOU - We were talking about the space between your ears - from Sgt. Peppers.
Who Are The Brain Police? - more Mothers of Invention