The Swing Band - Swing Band

Looking for a swing band that can play a mix of classic jazz from the 1920's to the 1960's? Swing music at its best!

The band can also recreate the sounds of the Glenn Miller band you need a minimum of 8 musicians and the guide price is for the full 8 piece band. Smaller band options are available with a tailored song list to suit the instruments.

Our swing specialise in the popular music of the jazz era including the roaring 20’s Gatsby/Peaky Blinders sounds, classic Broadway & Hollywood of the 30’s & 40’s and the Big Bands, 50’s Rock’n’Roll  and now their new offering: The Swinging 60’s.

The band will create the perfect atmosphere for your event and can provide both background music and full evening entertainment for dancing.

The band play music which has been specially arranged to suit the very flexible and rich sounding line up of the 8 member band. The band size is optimal to give an authentic musical performance emulating period ensembles from dixie jazz to the big band sound.

Their programmes is well researched and designed to keep the joint jumping and can is also suitable for 40's Jive and Lindy Hop events.

They also have an extensive music library and are able to offer you Modern Ballroom, Latin American, Old Tyme and Modern Sequence dancing at your request.

The concept of the band came from a desire to perform and bring to the public the great jazz and swing based music of the dance band days when music was made by composers, musicians and bandleaders rather than producers and technicians.

The band play completely live and do not use backing tracks or any other performance enhancing contrivance. They have recently added a Swinging Sixties set to their offering.

They are not a guitar band so expect something more from Austin Powers rather than the Rolling Stones alongside Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Bobby Vee, Bobby Darin, Burt Bacharach etc. You will love it !

 

The line up consists of:

  • Male and Female Vocals
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Trumpet
  • Trombone
  • Piano
  • String Bass
  • Drums

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing” Duke Ellington 1931

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The Swing Band - Swing Band Repertoire

  • Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
  • All That Jazz - Liza Minnelli
  • Amado Mio - Pink Martini
  • American Patrol - Glenn Miller
  • Apple Blossom Time - Nat King Cole
  • As Time Goes By - Casablanca
  • At Last - Glenn Miller
  • Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw
  • Beyond the Sea (La Mer) - Bobby Darin
  • Big John's Special - Benny Goodman
  • The Black Bottom - Gatsby
  • Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford
  • Boogie Blues - Anita O'Day / Gene Krupa
  • Brazil - Pink Martini
  • Bring Me Sunshine - Wedding Song
  • Cabaret - Louis Armstrong
  • Charleston - Gatsby
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
  • Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
  • Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
  • Close To You - Carpenters
  • Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
  • Cry Me A River - Julie London
  • Darktown Strutter's Ball - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
  • Diamonds Are A Girl'S Best Friend - Marilyn Monroe
  • Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Glenn Miller
  • Do You Know The Way to San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
  • Fever - Peggy Lee
  • Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
  • Flying Home - Ted Heath
  • Foggy Day - Gershwin
  • Girl from Ipanema - Getz/Gilberto
  • Have I Told You Lately That I love You - Jim Reeves/Buble
  • Heatwave - Marilyn Monroe
  • Hit That Jive Jack - Nat King Cole
  • How About You - Judy Garland
  • I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
  • I'm Beginning To See The Light - Ella Fitzgerald
  • In The Mood - Glenn Miller
  • I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield
  • Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan
  • It Don't Mean A Thing - Ella Fitzgerald
  • It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Billie Holiday
  • It's Been A Long Long Time - Harry James
  • I Wish I Know How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
  • I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller
  • I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Kay Starr
  • I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James
  • Juke Box Saturday Night - Glenn Miller
  • Jump Jive An' Wail - Louis Prima
  • Jumpin' At The Woodside - Count Basie
  • Lambeth Walk - Billy Cotton
  • Leaning On A Lamp Post - George Formby
  • Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra
  • Let There Be Love - Nat King Cole
  • Let’s Face the Music and Dance - Fred Astaire
  • Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller
  • Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis
  • Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
  • Luck Be A Lady - Frank Sinatra
  • Mack The Knife - Armstrong/Darrin
  • Maigret Theme - Joe Loss
  • Making Whoopee - Dinah Washington
  • Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
  • Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball
  • Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
  • My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
  • My Blue Heaven - Lena Horne
  • My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Marilyn Monroe
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It - Billie Holiday
  • Night And Day - Cole Porter
  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee
  • Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn
  • One Fine Day - Carole King
  • One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
  • One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
  • Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
  • Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
  • Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
  • Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Doris Day
  • Put The Blame On Mame - Rita Hayworth
  • Puttin On The Ritz - Fred Astaire
  • RAF March Past Royal Air Force
  • Rainy Days and Mondays - Carpenters
  • Rockin' In Rhythm - Duke Ellington
  • Roll Out the Barrel/Beer Barrel Polka - Andrews Sisters
  • Rum & Coca Cola - Andrews Sisters
  • Sentimental Journey - Doris Day/Les Brown
  • Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman
  • Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
  • Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
  • Soul Bossa Nova - Quincey Jones/Austin Powers
  • Straighten Up And Fly Right - Nat King Cole
  • String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller
  • Stuff Like That There - Betty Hutton/Bette Midler
  • Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis
  • Sway - Dean Martin
  • Sweet Georgia Brown - Ethel Waters
  • Tea For Two - Edmundo Ros
  • That Certain Party - Gatsby
  • That Old Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday
  • The Black Bottom - Gatsby
  • The Continental - Harry Roy
  • The Folks That Live On The Hill - Jerome Kern
  • The Man I Love - Peggy Lee
  • Things - Bobby Darin
  • This Guy’s In Love - Sammy Davis
  • Things Ain't What They Used To Be - Woody Herman
  • Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
  • Tisket A Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
  • Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins
  • Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare - Art Deco
  • Ukulele Lady - George Formby
  • Watch The Birdie - Gene Krupa
  • We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
  • When I Fall In Love - Ambrose
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Glenn Miller
  • Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee
  • Witchcraft - Sarah Vaughan
  • Woodchoppers Ball - Woody Herman
  • Varsity Drag - Dorothy McNulty
  • Yeah Yeah - Georgie Fame
  • You Do Something To Me - Cole Porter
  • You'll Never Know - Rosemary Clooney
  • You’re Driving Me Crazy - Rudy Vallee
  • You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night - Gatsby 

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