Swing Jazz Band Sample Song List
You can listen to audio samples below the list of songs.
You can choose songs from our song list or we’ll provide a variety of styles to fit your event. Email your song selections or send me a marked up print version with your suggested songs. Special requests are welcome too – new songs can be learned for a fee with adequate time. *Three hours of time equals about 40-45 songs.
Styles include: Jazz, Swing, Big band, Latin, light rock, Broadway, Oldies, Motown, Blues, and Pop. Our Golden Age of Hollywood song list features 20’s, 30’s – 40’s music. Holiday Winter / Christmas selections are also available.
- Ac-Cent-Chu-Ate The Positive – Peggy Lee
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Billie Holiday
- Ain’t That A Kick In The Head– Dean Martin
- Afternoon In Paris – Sonny Rollins
- All Blues – Miles Davis / Bill Evans
- All My Loving – Beatles
- All Of Me – Sinatra / Sarah Vaughan
- All Of You – Stan Kenton
- All The Things You Are – Sinatra
- Almost Like Being In Love – Ella Fitzgerald
- American Patrol – Glenn Miller big band
- Armando’s Rumba – Chick Corea
- As Time Goes By – Peggy Lee
- At Last – Etta James
- Autumn Leaves – Duke Ellington
- Back At One – Brian McKnight
- Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
- Be-Bop-A-Lula – Gene Vincent
- Begin The Beguine – Artie Shaw big band
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schön – Benny Goodman big band
- The Best Is Yet To Come – Tony Bennett
- Bewitched – Linda Ronstadt / Sinatra
- Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
- Bill (Along Came) – Jane Monheit
- Black Coffee – Julie London / Janis Siegel
- Black Orpheus (latin) – Paul Desmond
- Blue Bossa – Kenny Dorham
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
- Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
- Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
- Body And Soul – Coleman Hawkins
- The Breeze And I – Sonny Clark
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Bye Bye Blackbird – Miles Davis
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
- Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis
- Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man – Lena Horne
- C’est Magnifique – Ella Fitzgerald / Sinatra
- The Charleston – 1920’s dance hit
- Cheek To Cheek – Eva Cassidy / Fred Astaire
- Come Away With Me – Nora Jones
- Come Fly With Me – Sinatra
- Cottontail – Duke Ellington
- Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
- Crazy – Patsy Cline
- Dance Me To The End Of Love – Madeline Peyroux
- Dancing In The Street – Martha & The Vandellas
- A Day In The Life Of A Fool – Paul Desmond
- Desafinado – Stan Getz
- Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington
- Don’t Know Why – Nora Jones
- Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree – Glenn Miller
- Don’t Wait Too Long – Madeleine Peyroux
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mama Cass
- Embraceable You – Nat King Cole
- Everythings Comin Up Roses – Styne
- Fever – Peggy Lee
- Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
- A Foggy Day – Les Brown
- Footprints – Miles Davis
- For Sentimental Reasons – Dinah Shore
- The Gentle Waltz – Oscar Peterson
- Giant Steps – John Coltrane
- The Girl From Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Give Me One Reason– Tracy Chapman
- Gone With the Wind – Ella Fitzgerald
- Green Dolphin Street – Bill Evans
- Happy Together – Turtles
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You – Rod Stewart
- Have You Met Miss Jones – Ray Brown
- Hawaiian Wedding Song – Elvis
- Hernando’s Hideaway (tango)– Charlie Byrd
- How High The Moon – Stan Kenton
- How Insensitive – Pat Martino
- How Sweet It Is – James Taylor / Michael Bublé
- I Could Not Ask For More – Sara Evans / Edwin McCaine
- I Could Write A Book – Harry Connick, Jr. / Mel Torme
- I Get A Kick Out Of You – Sinatra
- I Got The Sun In The Morning – Judy Garland
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
- I Only Have Eyes For You – Sinatra / Kay Starr
- I Say A Little Prayer For You – Dionne Warwick
- If I Were A Bell – Ella Fitzgerald
- I’ll Dance At Your Wedding – Peggy Lee
- I’m Beginning To See The Light – Bobby Darin / Diane Schuur
- I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket – Ella Fitzgerald
- In A Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington
- In The Mood – Glen Miller
- Inchworm – John Coltrane
- Inseparable – Natalie Cole
- It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
- It Might As Well Be Spring – Ella Fitzgerald
- It Was A Very Good Year – Frank Sinatra
- It’s All Right With Me – Ella Fitzgerald
- It’s Only A Paper Moon – Nat King Cole
- I’ve Got A Crush On You – Linda Ronstadt
- I’ve Got The World On a String – Frank Sinatra
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Michael Bublé/ Sinatra
- Jeanine – Kenny Burrell
- Joy Spring – Manhattan Transfer
- Jump, Jive, An’ Wail – Louis Prima / Brian Setzer
- Just One Of Those Things – Dinah Shore / Mel Torme
- Killer Joe – Quincy Jones
- A Kiss To Build A Dream On – L. Armstrong / k.d. Lang
- L.O.V.E. – Natalie Cole
- Lady Is A Tramp – Ella Fitzgerald
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Luck Be A Lady Tonight – Bill Evans / Sinatra
- Lullaby Of Birdland – Ella Fitzgerald / Sarah Vaughan
- Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin / Ella Fitzgerald
- Memories Of Tomorrow – Dave Anderson
- Memories Of You – Rosemary Clooney
- Misty – Ella Fitzgerald
- Moon River – Henry Mancini
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- Moonglow – Artie Shaw
- More Than You Know – Judy Garland / Jane Monheit
- My Blue Heaven – Gene Austin / Nora Jones
- My Favorite Things – Dave Brubeck
- My Foolish Heart – Tony Bennett / Bill Evans
- My Funny Valentine – Bobby Darin
- The Nearness Of You – Nora Jones
- New York, New York – Liza Minnelli / Sinatra
- Nice Work If You Can Get It – Rosemary Clooney
- Night And Day – Lena Horne
- Night Has A Thousand Eyes – Horace Silver
- A Night In Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie
- Now’s The Time – Charlie Parker
- O Pato – J Gilberto
- One Note Samba– Jobim / A Gilberto
- Orange Colored Sky – Natalie Cole
- Our Love Is Here To Stay – Dinah Washington
- Over The Rainbow – Harold Arland writer/ J Garland
- Peel Me A Grape – Diana Krall
- Pennies From Heaven – Benny Goodman / Peggy Lee
- Pick Yourself Up – Ella Fitzgerald
- Puttin On The Ritz – 1920’s dance hit
- Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars – Jobim
- Recordame (latin) – Joe Henderson
- Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley &His Comets
- Route 66 – Nat King Cole
- S’ Wonderful – Gershwin / Sinatra
- Satin Doll – Duke Ellington big band
- Sentimental Journey – Doris Day / Frank Sinatra
- Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman / Louie Prima
- Sittin On the Dock of The Bay – Otis Redding
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – Helen Forrest / Benny Goodman
- So Nice (samba) – Jobim
- Some Day My Prince Will Come – Dave Brubeck
- Somebody Loves Me – Ella Fitzgerald / Tommy Dorsey
- Someone To Watch Over Me – Linda Ronstadt / Sinatra
- Song For My Father– Horace Silver
- Spanish Eyes – Al Martino
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- Stormy Weather – Rosemary Clooney
- Straighten Up And Fly Right – Nat King Cole
- Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra
- St. Louis Blues – Louis Armstrong
- A String Of Pearls – Glenn Miller big band
- The Summer Wind – Michael Bublé / Frank Sinatra
- Summertime – Lena Horne
- Sunrise, Sunset – traditional
- Sunny – Classics IV
- Sushi – Oscar Peterson
- Sway – Dean Martin
- Sweet Georgia Brown – Benny Goodman big band
- Sweetheart Swing – JJ Saecker
- Swinging On A Star – Bing Crosby
- Table For Four – JJ Saecker
- Take Five – Dave Brubeck
- Take The ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington
- Taking A Chance On Love– Jane Monheit / Benny Goodman
- The Tarantella – Italian traditional
- Temptation – Diana Krall
- Ten Cents A Dance – Ruth Etting
- That’s All – June Christy / Michael Bublé
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
- There Is No Greater Love – Ben Webster
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me – R. Clooney/ Bennett
- This Will Be – Natalie Cole
- Till There Was You – Beatles / Peggy Lee
- Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
- Tuxedo Junction – Harry James big band
- Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
- Under The Boardwalk – Drifters
- Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
- Volare – Dean Martin
- Waltz For Debby – Bill Evans
- Watch What Happens (latin) – Tony Bennett
- Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
- The Way You Look Tonight – Judy Garland / Sinatra
- We Are Family – Sister Sledge
- Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- What The World Needs Now – Dionne Warwick
- When I Fall In Love – Linda Ronstadt / Celine Dion
- Why Don’t You Do Right– Peggy Lee
- You Make Me Feel So Young – R. Clooney / Fitzgerald
- You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To – Sinatra / Julie London
Listen
Samples include studio and live performance recordings.
Almost Like Being In Love
Autmn Leaves (instrumental)
The Best Is Yet To Come
Blue Skies
Come Away With Me
Come Fly With Me
Dancing In The Streets
Don’t Know Why
For Sentimental Reasons
Get Happy
If I Were A Bell
Jump, Jive, An’ Wail
Let’s Stay Together
L.O.V.E.
Moonglow
Orange Colored Sky
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Pick Yourself Up
Sittin On the Dock of The Bay
The Summer Wind
Sweetheart Swing (instrumental)
Take Five (instrumental)
This Will Be
You Got What It Takes