Set List for a party

jicetp · Heavyweight Member Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 987

Hi

I have been asked to plan and schedule a concert which will last 1.5h.
Contractor wants pop/jazzy ( read catchy ) tunes.
We are 2 trumpets, 1 bone, 1 sax, 1 female singer and rhythm.

Ever done this before ? What could be a cool set list ?

And second question : where can I ge tthe charts ?

Thanks

JiCe

homebilly · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:09 am Post subject:

the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire...........

I'd start the gig with that tune. it's pretty catchy

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trickg · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:23 am Post subject:

I have no idea what your book looks like, but in the wedding band I play with, we get by far the most mileage out of Motown, disco, and 80s classic rock, and there are horn lines galore in most of that stuff.

Some tunes we do that always seem to hit pretty well:

Same old Song (sugar pie, honey bunch)
Shotgun
Devil w/a Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly
It's Your Thing
Get Ready
Gimme Some Loving
Mustang Sally (yes - musicians hate it but crowds love it)
Love Shack (see: Mustang Sally)
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
My First, My Last, My Everything
Higher and Higher
Uptight, Outa Sight
Dancing in the Streets
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Livin' On a Prayer
Can't Help Myself
Nowhere to Run
Going to a Go-Go
Knock on Wood
I Want You Back
Blame it on the Boogie
Rescue Me
You Keep Me Hanging On
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Best of My Love
Car Wash
Dancing Queen (no horn lines but the gals flock to the dance floor)
Get Down Tonight
Shake Your Booty
Old Time Rock and Roll
Only the Good Die Young
September
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Sweet Home Alabama (no horn lines, but people love it)
Turn the Beat Around
The Electric Slide (If I NEVER had to play this again, I'd be ok with it, but it always fills a dance floor)
etc.

Good luck.
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gabriel127 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:51 am Post subject:

Here's a pretty good list from which to choose:

CLASSIC ROCK/POP Artist
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
Listen to the Music Doobie Bros.
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Sweet Home Alabama Lynrd Skynrd
Rosalita Bruce Springsteen
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out Bruce Springsteen
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison (Jimmy Buffett Style)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand The Beatles
Hard to Handle Black Crowes
Honky Tonk Woman Rolling Stones

NEW CENTURY DANCE
Hey Ya Outkast
Happy Pharell Willams
Forget You Cee Lo Green
Can't Stop the Feelin' J. Timberlake
Shut Up and Dance Walk the Moon
Uptown Funk Bruno Mars
Just Dance Lady Gaga
Crazy in Love Beyonce
I Got a Feelin' Black Eyed Peas
Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5
Shake It Off Taylor Swift

SWING
In the Mood Glen Miller Orchestra

FUNK/SOUL/R&B
Respect Aretha Franklin
My Girl Temptations
Medley: Ain't Too Proud, Get Ready, Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Temptations & Four Tops
I Feel Good James Brown
Medley: I Thank You, Hold On I'm Comin', Soul Man Sam and Dave
I Want You Back Jackson 5
Shout Isley Brothers
Shake a Tailfeather Ray Charles/Blues Bros.

50s & 60s
The Twist Chubby Checker
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Twist and Shout The Beatles
Pretty Woman Roy Orbison

LATIN
Conga Miami Sound Machine
Smooth Carlos Santana
Suavemente Elvis Crespo
Oye Como Va Santana
Get On Your Feet Miami Sound Machine
I Like It Like That The Blackout Allstars
Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter

70s and 80s
We Are Family Sister Sledge
Medley: That's the Way, Shake Your Booty, Get Down Tonight KC and the Sunshine Band
Celebration Kool and the Gang
September Earth, Wind, and Fire
Brick House The Commodores
Lady Marmalade Patti LaBelle
Dance to the Music Sly and the Family Stone
Shining Star Earth, Wind, and Fire
Sing a Song Earth, Wind, and Fire
In the Stone Earth, Wind, and Fire
On the Radio - Long Version Donna Summer
Heaven Knows Donna Summer
Hot Stuff/Bad Girls Donna Summer
Footloose Kenny Loggins
I'm So Excited Pointer Sisters
Love Shack B 52's
Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches and Herb
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder
PYT (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson
Zoot Suit Riot CP Daddies
Oh What a Night Frankie Valli
Who Loves You Frankie Valli
All Night Long Lionel Richie
Dance to the Music Sly and the Family Stone
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Rock the Boat Hues Corporation
Beat It Michael Jackson
I Wanna Dance with Somebody Whitney Houston
Dancing Queen ABBA

As far as arrangements are concerned, you've got a great instrumentation for horns. Most off-the-shelf horn arrangements are for just 2 or 3 horns. And I've heard a lot of samples of what people have to offer. A lot of them suck. The voicings aren't good and I don't know who transcribed them but they had lousy ears. Some of them don't come close. In a cover band, the audience appreciates it most when the band sounds as close to the record as possible. I don't believe in this "make it your own" crap. That's just and excuse for people with lousy ears who can't pick up the subtle nuances and mimic them. If you're a cover band, then cover. If you can't cover and sound like the originals, then be an original band. I prefer to write my own transcriptions/arrangements using Finale. I also take tunes that don't have horn lines and I write my own.

trickg · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:37 am Post subject:

Is that your whole book/catalog? Just curious. There's no way I could post our whole list/catalog - it's literally 17 single spaced pages, 826 songs long.
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Brad361 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:39 pm Post subject:

HERMOKIWI · Heavyweight Member Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 2581

Of course, there's always the Buddy Rich approach:

"If you have any requests keep them to yourself. This is my band. We play what I want to play."

Not tactful but an epic of effective communication.

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trickg · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:23 pm Post subject: