Mike Brown Swing Band Set List
Several of Mike's arrangements have been heard on recent Radio 2 performances. Artists cleverly covered in their extensive repertoire include George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Tommy Dorsey, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Eddie Calvert, Perry Como, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Henry Mancini, Louis Jordan, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Carpenters, Billy Joel, Jacky Wilson, Julio Iglesias, Stevie Wonder, Four Seasons, Van Morrison, Robbie Williams, Harry Connick Jr, Jools Holland, Frank Sinatra, and many many more.
Here is a selection of song titles that the band currently covers:-
Swing & Big Band Classic Vocals:
Ain't that a kick in the head - Dean MartinAll the way - Frank Sinatra
Almost like being in love - Frank Sinatra
At long last love - Frank Sinatra
Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin
Bring me Sunshine - Morecambe and Wise
Come fly with me - Frank Sinatra
Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
Everytime we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra
Gonna sit right down and write myself a letter - Frank Sinatra
Goody - goody - Frank Sinatra
Have you met miss jones - Frank Sinatra
How About You - Ella Fitzgerald
I get a kick out of you - Frank Sinatra
I left my heart in San - francisco - Tony Bennett
I've got you under my skin - Frank Sinatra
Learning the blues - Frank Sinatra
Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra
Let there be love - Nat King Cole
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
Manhatten - Ella Fitzgerald
Moondance -Van Morrison
Moonriver - Andy Williams
Mr Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr
My Kind of Girl - Matt Munro
My Funny Valentine
My Way - Frank Sinatra / New York New York - Frank Sinatra
Nice and easy - Frank Sinatra
Night and day - Ella Fitzgerald
On the street where you live
Our love is here to stay - Gene Kelly
Orange coloured sky - Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole
Pennies from heaven - Frank Sinatra
Portrait of my Love - Jack Jones
River stay away from my door - Frank Sinatra
Sentimental Journey - Doris Day
She - Charles Aznavour
Slow boat to China - Vic Damone
Something stupid - Frank Sinatra
Straighten up and fly right - Nat King Cole
Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra
Sway - Dean Martin
That's Amore - Dean Martin
That's life - Frank Sinatra
The lady is a tramp - Frank Sinatra
The summer wind - Frank Sinatra
The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra
There ain't nobody here but us chickens - Louis Jordan
True love - Bing Crosby
We have all the time in the world - Louis Armstrong
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
You make me feel so young - Frank Sinatra
You're nobody 'til somebody loves you - Dean Martin
Swing & Big Band Instrumentals:
A lovely way to spend an evening - Glenn MillerA Nightingale sang in Berkley square - Glenn Miller
A string of pearls - Glenn Miller
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
April in Paris - Count Basie/Ted Heath
As time goes by
At last - Glenn Miller
At the woodchoppers ball - Woody Herman
Back Bay Shuffle - Artie Shaw
Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
Black nightgown - Gerry Mulligan
Blue and sentimental - Count Basie
Blue Lou
C Jam blues - Duke Ellington
Caravan - Duke Ellington
Chattanooga choo - choo - Glenn Miller
Don't be that way - Benny Goodman
Flight of the foo birds - Count Basie
Harlem Nocturne - Ray Noble/ Ken Mackintosh
I know why and so do you - Glenn Miller
In the mood - Glenn Miller
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing - Duke Ellington
Jeep Jockey Jump - Glenn Miller
Jumpin' at the woodside - Count Basie / Little brown jug - Glenn Miller
Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
Moonglow - Benny Goodman
Moonlight serenade - Glenn Miller
Moten Swing - Artie Shaw
One o'clock jump - Count Basie
Opus one - Tommy Dorsey
Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton
Pennsylvania 6 - 5000 - Glenn Miller
Perdido - Duke Ellington
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman
Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
Song of India - Tommy Dorsey
South Rampart street parade - Bob Crosby
Stompin' at the savoy - Benny Goodman
Swinging shepherd blues - Ted Heath
Take the A train - Duke Ellington
That lovely weekend - Ted Heath
The nearness of you - Glenn Miller
The very thought of you - Ken MacKintosh
Times a wastin' - Duke Ellington
You made me love you - Harry James
You'll never know - Harry James
Wartime / 40s Theme Music:
A Nightingale sang in Berkley SquareBless 'em all
Colonel Bogey
Good-bye Dolly Gray
Goodnight sweetheart
I going to hang out my washing on the Seigfreid line
It's a long way to Tipperary
Jerusalem
Land of Hope and glory
Lilli Marlene
Moonlight serenade
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag / Roll out the Barrel
Rule Britannia
Run Rabbit run rabbit
The British Grenadiers
The Dad's Army theme
The Dambusters theme
The Lambeth walk
The RAF march past
The white cliffs of Dover
We'll meet again
Yours
Ballroom & Sequence Dancing:
Barn danceBeguine
Bossa - nova
Cha - cha
Jive
Modern Waltz
Old time waltz
Quickstep
Rhumba / Samba
Saunter
Slow Foxtrot
St.Bernards Waltz
Tango
The Gay Gordons
Two - step
Veleta
Pop and Dance Music:
Amarillo - Tony ChristieAngels - Robbie Williams
Amazed - Lonestar
Baby love - Diana Ross and the Supremes
Beautiful Sunday
Best years of our lives - New Romance
Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison
Build me up buttercup - The Foundations
Can - can - Bad Manners
Can't take my eyes of you - Andy Williams
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Crazy Chick - Charlotte Church
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Dance the night away - The Mavericks
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
Dancing in the street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Daydream believer - The Monkees
December 63
Everybody needs somebody - The Blues Brothers
Everything - Michael Buble
Fallen - Lauren Wood
Greased lightning - John Travolta
Have I told you lately that I love you - Van Morrison
Heaven Must be Missing an Angel - Tavares
Help Yourself - Tom Jones
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I can't help myself - The Four Tops
I feel good - James Brown
I got life - Nina Simone
I just wanna make love to you - Etta James
I only wanna be with you - Dusty Springfield
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
In the midnight hour - Jackie Wilson
In these shoes
Is this the way to Amarillo - Tony Christie
It's not unusual - Tom Jones
Kissing in the back row of the movies - The Drifters
Knock on wood - Amii Stewart
Knock three times
Land of a thousand dances - Wilson Pickett
Let's dance - Chris Montez
Let's stay together - Al Green
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
Livin' la vida loca - Ricky Martin
Locomotion - Kylie Minogue / Atomic Kitten
Love really hurts without you - Billy Ocean
Love will keep us together
Mamma Mia - ABBA / Mercy - Duffy
Money money money - ABBA
Moondance - Van Morrison
More than a number - The Drifters
Movin' on up - M people
Music to watch Girls by - Andy Williams
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My boy Lollipop
My first my last - Barry White
My Girl - Otis Redding
My Guy - Mary Wells
Nine to five - Dolly Parton
Nowhere to run
Old Time Rock'n'Roll - Status Quo
One step beyond - Madness
Peter Gunn theme - The Blues Brothers
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Rock around the clock - Bill Haley
Rollercoaster - Ronan Keating
Save the last dance for me - The Drifters
Shake a Tailfeather - Ray Charles
Shake, rattle and roll - Bill Haley
Signed sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder
Simply the best - Tina Turner
Soul Bossa - Nova (Austin Powers theme) - Quincy Jones
Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel/Louise
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet soul music - Arthur Conley
Tequila
That's the way (I like it) - KC and the Sunshine Band
The Hustle - Van McCoy
The Promise - Girls Aloud
This old heart of mine
Twistin' the night away - Sam Cooke
Up on the roof - The Drifters
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walkin' on sunshine - KC and the Sunshine Band
When you say nothin' at all - Ronan Keating
Working my way back to you - The Drifters
YMCA - Village People
You can't hurry love - Diana Ross / Phil Collins
You to me are everything - The Real Thing
Young hearts run free - Candi Staton
You're more than a number - The Drifters
You never can tell (Teenage wedding) - Chuck Berry
TV and Film Music:
007 ThemeA View to a Kill theme - James Bond film
As time goes by - Casablanca
Best years of our lives - Shrek
Beyond the sea - The Bobby Darin story
Casino Royale theme - James Bond film (original version)
For Your Eyes Only theme - James Bond film
From Russia with love - From Russia with love
Goldfinger - Goldfinger
Greased lighting - Grease
Hawaii 5-0 theme
Hooray for Hollywood
It had to be you - When Harry met Sally
James Bond theme - Dr No.
Lets stay together - Pulp Fiction
Licence to Kill theme - James Bond film
Live and Let Die theme - James Bond film
Mission impossible theme
Moonraker theme - James Bond film
Moonriver - Breakfast at Tiffanys
My Guy - Sister act
Nobody Does it Better theme - James Bond film / On the street where you live - My Fair lady
Our love is here to stay - An American in Paris
Peter Gunn - The Blues Brothers
Pretty woman - Pretty woman
Shake a tail feather - The Blues brothers
Soul Bossa nova - The Austin Powers theme
Star trek theme
Star wars
Straighten up and fly right - The Ray Charles story
That's entertainment
The Dambusters Theme
The Naked Gun theme - Naked gun movies and Police squad series
The Spy Who Loved Me theme - James Bond film
The Pink Panther - The Pink Panther
The way you look tonight - Father of the Bride
Theme from MASH
Thuderbirds theme
Thunderball - Thunderball
True Love - High Society
Walking on sunshine - Look who's talking
When you say nothing at all - Notting Hill
You Only Live Twice theme - James Bond film
Christmas Music:
Another Rock’n’Roll ChristmasDrivin' home for Christmas
Frosty the snowman
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
I wish it could be Christmas everyday
I'll be home for Christmas
Jingle bell rock
Jingle bells
Last Christmas
Let it snow let it snow let it snow
Merry Christmas everyone
Rockin' around the Christmas tree / Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer
Santa baby
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Silver Bells
Sleigh ride
Slide into Christmas
The Christmas song
When a child is born
When the red, red robin comes bobbin' along
White Christmas
Winter wonderland
Please note:-
The band is constantly updating their repertoire - and is always open to suggestions. If they are given enough notice they would be happy to rehearse your personal favourites and any special requests (for first dances at weddings for example).