Lounge Trio & Quartet
Recommended Repertoire
The Lounge Trio & Quartet 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.
Film music themes
50's & 60's Rock'n Roll and Oldies such as:
Rock Around the Clock
Let's Twist Again
Don't Be Cruel and best of Elvis
Twist and Shout and best of the Beatles
Mustang Sally, Respect and best of R&B and Motown
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great balls of fire
Unchained Melody, Sea of Love, Stand by me, Under the Boardwalk,
etc.
You should also be able to cover a few favorite songs of each
of the following
Ballroom Dancing 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
Mambo #5
Polkas including:
Beer Barrel Polka
She's too Fat for Me
Paso Doble including:
Eviva Espana
International repertoire including greatest
hits of:
Italian, Spanish, French, British,
Irish, Scottish, German, Greek, Jewish etc.