Cocktail Pianist   Repertoire

Non-Singing Cocktail Pianist:

Versatility and a vast repertoire are needed. Should be fluently at ease with the following repertoire: light classical, Broadway musicals, American standards, golden oldies and contemporary easy listening hits, all performed with taste and style. Usually, an experienced cocktail pianist knows hundreds of songs.

Piano bar Entertainer Recommended Repertoire

The Piano Bar Entertainer should have a large memorized repertoire of over 200 selections, wide enough to play 3 or 4 sets per day for a 7 day rotation, ideally without repeating any numbers. This repertoire should cover the following categories:

Standards including the best of:

Gershwin
Sinatra (New York New York
Cole Porter
Plus following greatest hits:
I left my heart in San Francisco
Fly me to the moon
I've got you under my skin
New York New York
It had to be you
How about you, etc.

Show tunes repertoire including the best of:

Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
The Sound of Music
Fiddler on the Roof
Cats, etc.

50's & 60's
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great balls of fire
Elvis: All Shook up, Don't be cruel, etc.
Twist and Shout and best of the Beatles
Mustang Sally, Respect, I feel Good
Best of f R&B and Motown
Unchained Melody, Sea of Love, Stand by me, Under the Boardwalk, etc.

Popular Piano Bar Repertoire including the best of:
Elton John: Your song, Daniel, etc.
Billy Joel: Piano Man, Just the way you are, etc.
Van Morrison: Moon dance, Brown Eyed girl, etc.
Eric Clapton: Wonderful tonight, Tears in Heaven, etc.
Jimmy Buffet: Margaretville, Volcano, etc.
James Taylor: How sweet it is, Fire and rain, etc.
Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline, Song Sung blue, etc.

Contemporary hits
Film music themes
International repertoire: Italian, Spanish, French, British,
Irish, Scottish, German, Greek, Jewish ….etc.

You should also be able to cover a few favorite songs of each of the following categories:

Waltzes including:
Moon River
That's Amore
Anniversary Waltz and many others

Cha Chas including:
Never on a Sunday
Guantanamera
I Just Called

Rumbas including:
Besame Mucho
You belong to my Heart

Bossa Novas including:
Girl from Ipanema
Sambas including:
Quando Quando
Brazil

Meringues including:
Marina
La Cumbachero

Tangos including:
Hernando's Hideaway
La Cumparsita

Mambos including:
Tequila

Polkas including:
Beer Barrel Polka
She's too Fat for Me

Paso Doble including:
Eviva Espana