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JAZZ MUSIC REPERTOIRE

For receptions, parties, openings, and all occasions

Whether you want soft "background" music for dining, or festive songs that move your feet, The String Brothers will create the atmosphere you desire.  We also perform music appropriate for holidays, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, and much more! Keep in mind that our musicians know hundreds, probably thousands, of songs so the selections listed here are just a small sampling.  We are always happy to honor requests.

All song titles are followed by either the composer or a performer associated with the song.

Songs for the First Dances at a Wedding Reception

As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson, Jimmy Durante
At Last, Etta James
Best is Yet to Come, The  Frank Sinatra
Embraceable You, Ella Fitzgerald
It Had to Be You, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr.
Let's Stay Together, Al Green
My One and Only Love, Johnny Hartman, John Coltrane
Our Love is Here to Stay, Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr.
Unchained Melody, The Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable, Nat King Cole
Way You Look Tonight, The  Fred Astaire
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge
Wonderful Tonight, Eric Clapton
You are So Beautiful, Joe Cocker

Big Band/ Swing Favorites

All of Me, Benny Carter
All The Things You Are, Ella Fitzgerald
April in Paris, Count Basie
Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw
Blue Moon, Julie London
Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Duke Ellington
Flying Home, Benny Goodman
Honeysuckle Rose, Fats Waller
How High The Moon, Les Paul & Mary Ford
I Could Write a Book, Rodgers & Hart
In The Mood, Glenn Miller
Minor Swing,  Django Reinhardt
Moonglow, Tony Bennett
Moonlight Serenade, Glenn Miller
Satin Doll, Duke Ellington
Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael
Take The 'A' Train, Ellington/Strayhorn

From the Sinatra Songbook

A Foggy Day,  Gershwin
Fly Me to the Moon, Howard
I Get a Kick out of You,  Porter
I've got a Crush on You,  Gershwin
I've Got You Under My Skin, Porter
Makin' Whoopee, Kahn
Moonglow, Mills
My Way, Revaux & Francois
New York, New York, Kander
Night and Day, Porter
Old Devil Moon, Lane
Strangers in the Night, Kaempfert
Summer Wind, Mercer
The Lady is a Tramp, Rodgers & Hart
You Make Me Feel So Young, Gordon

Classic Pop and Contemporary Music

Chain Lightning, Steely Dan
Don't Know Why, Norah Jones
Eleanor Rigby, Lennon & McCartney
Fields of Gold, Sting
Georgia, Ray Charles
Here, There, and Everywhere, Lennon & McCartney
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You), James Taylor
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You, Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley
Memory (from Cats), A.L. Webber
Moondance, Van Morrison
Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
You Are The Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder

Latin & Bossa Nova

Besame Mucho, Cal Tjader
Black Magic Woman, Santana
Black Orpheus, Louis Bonfi
Blue Bossa, Kenny Dorham
Desafinado, Jobim, Charlie Byrd
Girl From Ipanema, Jobim, Stan Getz
Mambo #5 , Perez Prado, Lou Bega
Mambo Inn, Mario Bauza
Oye Como Va, Tito Puente, Santana
Peanut Vendor ,The  Stan Kenton
Summer Samba, Jobim
Wave, Jobim, Mel Torme

Bebop, Blues, & Beyond

A Night in Tunesia, Dizzy Gillespie
All Blues,  Miles Davis
Bag's Groove, Modern Jazz Quartet
Blue Monk, Thelonious Monk
Bluesette, Toots Thielman
Cherokee, Charlie Parker
Footprints, Wayne Shorter
Freddy Freeloader, Miles Davis
Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Charles Mingus
Lush Life, John Coltrane
Song For My Father, Horace Silver
St. Thomas, Sonny Rollins
Take Five, Dave Brubeck
Windows, Chick Corea

More Ethnic Favorites

Danny Boy, Irish Traditional
Hava Nagila and Tsena Tsena, Jewish Traditional
If I Were a Rich Man, Zero Mostel
La Vie En Rose, Edith Piaf
My Bonnie, Scottish Traditional
Santa Lucia, Italian Traditional
Sunrise, Sunset, Zero Mostel
That's Amore, Dean Martin
The Godfather (Love Theme), Nino Rota
The Hawaiian Wedding Song, Don Ho
The Irish Wedding Song, Ian Betteridge
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra, Bing Crosby
When Irish Eyes are Smiling, Bing Crosby