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.

 
 
 
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