Jazz Duo 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. *Three hours of performance time equals about 40-45 songs. Special requests are welcome too – new songs can be learned for a fee with adequate time.
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
- Afternoon In Paris – Sonny Rollins
- After You’ve Gone – Eydie Gorme
- Agua – Janis Siegel
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Billie Holiday
- Ain’t She Sweet (piano)
- Ain’t We Got Fun
- All My Life – Ronstadt/ Neville
- All Of Me – Frank Sinatra / Sarah Vaughan
- All Of You – Stan Kenton
- All The Things You Are – Frank Sinatra
- Almost Like Being In Love – Ella Fitzgerald
- Am I Blue – Billie Holiday
- American Pie – Don McLean
- American Tune – Paul Simon
- April In Paris – Andy Williams
- Armando’s Rumba – Chick Corea
- As Time Goes By – Peggy Lee
- At Last – Etta James
- Au Revoir Paris – Andy Williams
- Autumn Leaves – Duke Ellington
- Baby Face – Al Jolson / Brenda Lee
- Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
- Begin The Beguine – Artie Shaw big band
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schön – Benny Goodman
- Besame Mucho (piano) – Artie Shaw
- The Best Is Yet To Come – Tony Bennett
- Bewitched – Linda Ronstadt / Frank Sinatra
- Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
- (Along Came) Bill – Jane Monheit
- Birth of the Blues – Ray Henderson
- Black Coffee – Julie London / Janis Siegel
- Black Orpheus (latin) – Paul Desmond
- Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
- Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
- Blue Bossa – Kenny Dorham
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
- Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
- Blues In The Night – Harold Arlen
- Body And Soul – Coleman Hawkins
- The Breeze And I – Sonny Clark
- But Not For Me – Gershwin
- Bye Bye Blackbird – Miles Davis
- California Dreamin’ – Queen Latifah
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
- Candy – Dinah Shore
- Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis
- Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man – Lena Horne
- C’est Magnifique – Ella Fitzgerald / Sinatra
- C’est Si Bon – Louis Armstrong
- The Charleston – 1920’s dance hit
- Cheek To Cheek – Eva Cassidy / Fred Astaire
- Chelsea Bridge (piano) – Billy Strayhorn
- Close To You – Burt Bacharach
- Come Away With Me – Nora Jones
- Come Fly With Me – Sinatra
- Come Rain Or Come Shine – Lena Horne
- Comes Love – Billie Holiday
- The Continental (piano) – Fred Astaire
- Cottontail – Duke Ellington
- Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
- Crazy – Patsy Cline
- Cry Me A River – Diana Krall
- Dance Me To The End Of Love – Madeline Peyroux
- Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton
- A Day In The Life Of A Fool – Paul Desmond
- Daybreak – Barry Manilow
- ‘Deed I Do – Diane Schuur
- 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 Wait Too Long – Madeleine Peyroux
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mama Cass
- Embraceable You – Nat King Cole
- Evergreen – Barbra Streisand
- Everything – Michael Bublé
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Fever (trio only) – Peggy Lee
- A Fine Romance – Lena Horne
- Fire And Rain – James Taylor
- Five Foot Two (piano)
- Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
- A Foggy Day – Les Brown
- For Once In My Life – Frank Sinatra
- For Sentimental Reasons – Dinah Shore
- The Gentle Waltz – Oscar Peterson
- Get Happy – Judy Garland
- Get Here – Oleta Adams
- The Girl From Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Give A Little Bit – Supertramp
- Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman
- The Glory Of Love – Peggy Lee
- God Bless The Child – Billy Holiday
- Gone With the Wind – Ella Fitzgerald
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
- Green Dolphin Street – Bill Evans
- Grow Old With Me
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You – Rod Stewart
- Have You Met Miss Jones – Ray Brown
- Hawaiian Wedding Song – Elvis
- Here Comes The Sun – Beatles
- Here, There and Everywhere – Beatles
- Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller
- How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
- How High The Moon – Stan Kenton
- How Insensitive – Pat Martino
- How Sweet It Is – James Taylor / Michael Bublé
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- I Could Not Ask For More – Sara Evans
- I Could Write A Book – Harry Connick, Jr.
- I Finally Found Someone – Barbra Streisand
- I Get A Kick Out Of You – Sinatra
- I Got Lost In His Arms – Irving Berlin
- I Got Rhythm – Gershwin
- I Got The Sun In The Morning – Judy Garland
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
- I Love Paris – Paul Anka
- I Love To Singa – Owl Jolson
- I Only Have Eyes For You – Sinatra / Kay Starr
- I Say A Little Prayer For You – Dionne Warwick
- I Want To Be Happy
- I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
- I Will Wait For You – Connie Francis
- I Wish You Love – Natalie Cole
- If I Were A Bell – Ella Fitzgerald
- If You Knew Susie (piano)
- If You Want To Sing Out Sing Out – Cat Stevens
- I’ll Dance At Your Wedding – Peggy Lee
- I’m Beginning To See The Light – B. Darin / Diane Schuur
- I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket – Ella Fitzgerald
- Imagine (piano) – John Lennon
- In A Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington
- In My Life – The Beatles
- Inchworm – John Coltrane
- Inseparable – Natalie Cole
- Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Dinah Washington
- It Don’t Mean A Thing – Ella Fitzgerald
- It Goes Like It Goes – Dusty Springfield
- 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 A Good Day – Peggy Lee
- 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 – Sinatra
- I’ve Got To Sing My Song – Oleta Adams
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Michael Bublé
- Joy Spring – Manhattan Transfer
- Just One Of Those Things – Dinah Shore
- Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington
- Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers
- Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
- A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong / k.d. lang
- L.O.V.E. – Natalie Cole
- Lady Is A Tramp – Ella Fitzgerald
- La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf / Cristin Milioti
- Laughter In The Rain – Neil Sedaka
- Le Restaurant – Brenda Russell
- Lean On Me – Bill Withers
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart – Bing Crosby
- Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) – Cole Porter
- Let’s Fall In Love – Ella Fitzgerald
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- ‘Lil Darlin’ – Count Basie
- Linus And Lucy – Vince Guaraldi
- A Little Bit In Love – Gershwin
- Look After You – The Fray
- The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield
- Love Can Make You Happy – Mercy
- Love Me Tender – Elvis
- Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille
- Luck Be A Lady Tonight – Bill Evans / Sinatra
- Lullaby Of Birdland – Ella / Sarah Vaughan
- Lullaby Of Broadway – Harry Warren
- Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin / Ella Fitzgerald
- Makin’ Whoopee – Fabulous Baker Boys
- Mam’selle – Andy Williams
- The Man I Love – Ella Fitzgerald
- Memories Of Tomorrow – Dave Anderson
- Memories Of You – Rosemary Clooney
- Midnight Blue – Melissa Manchester
- Million Dollar Secret – Janis Siegel
- Misty – Ella Fitzgerald
- Moon River – Henry Mancini
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- Moonglow – Diane Martinson / 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
- O Pato – J Gilberto
- On A Clear Day – Barbra Streisand
- On A Slow Boat To China – Sammy Davis, Jr.
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street – Peggy Lee
- One For My Baby – Frank Sinatra
- One Note Samba – Jobim / A Gilberto
- Orange Colored Sky – Natalie Cole
- Ordinary Miracle – Sarah McLachlan
- Our Day Will Come – k.d. lang
- Our Love Is Here To Stay – Dinah Washington
- Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland / Jane Monheit
- Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder
- Paddlin’ Maddelin Home (piano)
- Peel Me A Grape – Diana Krall
- Pennies From Heaven – Benny Goodman / Peggy Lee
- Piano In The Dark – Brenda Russell
- Pick Yourself Up – Ella Fitzgerald
- Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
- Prelude To A Kiss – Duke Ellington
- Puttin On The Ritz – Judy Garland
- Que Sera, Sera – Doris Day
- Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars – Jobim
- Recordame (latin) – Joe Henderson
- Ribbon In The Sky – Stevie Wonder
- Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
- Route 66 – Nat King Cole
- S’ Wonderful – Gershwin / Frank Sinatra
- Satin Doll (piano) – Duke Ellington big band
- Sentimental Journey – Ella Fitzgerald
- Singin’ In The Rain – Doris Day
- Sittin On the Dock of The Bay – Otis Redding
- Skylark – k.d. lang
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – Helen Forrest / Benny Goodman
- So Danco Samba – Ella Fitzgerald / Jobim
- So Far Away – Carole King
- So Nice (samba) – Jobim
- So What – Miles Davis
- Some Day My Prince Will Come – Dave Brubeck
- Somebody Loves Me – Ella Fitzgerald / Tommy Dorsey
- Someone Like You
- Someone To Watch Over Me – Linda Ronstadt / Sinatra
- Something Stupid – Sinatra
- Song For My Father– Horace Silver
- Songbird – Barbra Streisand
- Songbird – Eva Cassidy / Fleetwood Mac
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most – June Christy
- St. Louis Blues – Louis Armstrong
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- Stormy Weather – Rosemary Clooney
- Straighten Up And Fly Right – Nat King Cole
- Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra
- A String Of Pearls – Glenn Miller big band
- The Summer Wind – Michael Bublé / Sinatra
- Summertime – Lena Horne
- Sunday In New York – Bobby Darin
- Sunrise, Sunset – traditional
- Sunny – Classics IV
- Sushi – Oscar Peterson
- Sway – Dean Martin
- Sweet Georgia Brown – Benny Goodman
- Sweet Love – Anita Baker
- Swinging On A Star – Bing Crosby
- Table For Four – JJ Saecker
- Take The ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington
- Taking A Chance On Love– Jane Monheit / Benny Goodman
- Temptation – Diana Krall
- Ten Cents A Dance – Ruth Etting
- Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page
- That’s All – June Christy / Michael Bublé
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
- That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick
- There Is No Greater Love – Ben Webster
- They All Laughed – Tony Bennett
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me – R. Clooney / T. Bennett
- Through The Fire – Chaka Kahn
- Till There Was You – The Beatles / Peggy Lee
- Time After Time – Cindy Lauper
- To Sir With Love – Lulu
- Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
- True Colors – Cindy Lauper
- True Love – Cole Porter
- Tuxedo Junction – Harry James big band
- Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
- Under Paris Skies – Andy Williams
- Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
- Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
- Waltz For Debby (piano) – Bill Evans
- Watch What Happens (latin) – Tony Bennett
- The Water Is Wide – James Taylor
- The Way You Look Tonight – Judy Garland / Sinatra
- Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow
- We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- What I Did For Love – Priscilla Lopez
- When I Fall In Love – Linda Ronstadt / Celine Dion
- What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
- When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin’ Along
- When The Stars Go Blue – Ryan Adams
- What The World Needs Now – Dionne Warwick
- When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss
- Who’s Got The Action – Dean Martin
- Why Don’t You Do Right – Peggy Lee
- Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
- Yesterday – Beatles
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – S. Wonder
- You Belong To Me – Patti Page
- You Got What It Takes – Diane Schuur
- You Made Me Love You – Judy Garland
- You Make Me Feel So Young – R. Clooney / Ella Fitzgerald
- You Needed Me – Anne Murray
- You Will Be My Music – Frank Sinatra
- You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To – Sinatra / Julie London
- You’ll Never Know – Nat King Cole
- Your Song – Elton John
- You’re The Top – Ella Fitzgerald
- You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Love You – Dean Martin
Listen
Samples include studio and live performance recordings.
Ac-Cent-Chu-Ate The Positive
Almost Like Being In Love
Autmn Leaves (instrumental)
The Best Is Yet To Come
Black Coffee
Blue Skies
Come Away With Me
Come Fly With Me
Don’t Know Why
Famous Blue Raincoat
For Sentimental Reasons
Get Happy
Grow Old With Me
If I Were A Bell
L.O.V.E.
Makin’ Whoopee
Moonglow
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Overjoyed
Pick Yourself Up
Sittin On the Dock of The Bay
Someone Like You
The Summer Wind
You Got What It Takes