Roseville Big Band
Song List for the Carleton College
2014 Mid-Winter Ball, February 8, 2014
in the Great Hall in Severance Hall on campus
Led by Glen Newton
WCS=West Coast Swing; ECS=East Coast Swing; SFT=Slow Fox Trot.

Songs in red are available on the Roseville Big Band Concert in the Park (+8) CD and cassette tape.

Pictures from the dance: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.666773570035301.1073741836.367344843311510

Set 1: 9:23-10:30 (We were scheduled to start at 9:30 but started early since we were ready.) Set 2: 10:45-11:45 Set 3: 12:03-1:00 (Sunship asked if we could give them time to do one more song during the break.)

Let it Snow (ECS)
Something's Gotta Give (ECS)
String of Pearls (ECS)
All of Me (ECS)
Blue Skirt Waltz
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Keith vocal) (WCS)
Beer Barrel Polka
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (WCS)
Sleigh Ride - LaBarbera arr. (ECS)
When You Wish Upon a Star (SFT)
Woodchopper's Ball (ECS)
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (ECS)
Dance to the Big Band Swing (ECS)
Glory of Love (WCS)
Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland (WCS)
(moved from set 2)

I Get a Kick Out of You (Wolpe arr. - female vocal) (ECS)
Satin Doll (ECS)
Latin Fantasy (beguine & samba w. guest percussionists)
'S Wonderful (ECS)
Willow Weep for Me (Keith vocal) (SFT)
Waltz for Debbie
You've Got a Friend in Me (WCS)

Bei Mir Bist du Schoen [in C Minor] (WCS)
In the Mood - Tyzik arr. (ECS)
Skylark (SFT)
(It Seems to Me I've) Heard that Song Before (WCS)
Teach Me Tonight (WCS)

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - in Book I (WCS)
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (ECS)
Sleepy Time Gal (WCS)
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (ECS)

Easy to Love (ECS)
In a Mellow Tone (WCS)

Moon River (waltz)
Cha Cha Cha for Judy (w. guest percussionists)

Liechtensteiner Polka
Lady is a Tramp (ECS)
Blue Skies (ECS)
Longer (SFT)
In the Mood (from the book) (added because we needed an extra song)
Show Me the Way to Go Home (WCS)

Roseville Big Band performers for this dance (left to right):
Saxes: Glen Peterson (tenor), Bill Frank (alto and flute), Kay Foster (alto and soprano), Dan Desmonds (tenor), and Bill Pearson (baritone)
Trumpets/Flugelhorns: Dave Kalinoff, Mark Syman, Mark Lee, and Bob Nielsen
Trombones: Rich Eyman, Keith Miner, George Henly, and Tom Huelsmann (bass)
Rhythm: Ann Booth (piano), Jason Swalley (guitar), Mike Wobig (bass), Dave Tuenge (drums), Glen Newton (vibraphone), and Karen Dunn (Latin percussion)
Vocal: Karen Dunn, Glen Newton and Keith Miner

Salsa del Soul played below us, and we could hear the thump of the bass coming through the heating system and the floor. Student DJs performed in the Great Space. SUNSHiP, a Carleton student R&B/soul/jazz combo, played in the Great Hall during the band's breaks.

Songs to have ready in case they are requested:
Of course, all the songs in our book are available on request, but the ones below are categorized for those dancers who want a style but don't know specific titles.

Beguines/Rhumbas: Bossa Novas: Cha-Chas: Mambos:

Days of Wine and Roses (beguine)
Frenesi (Latin/Swing)
Latin Fantasy (Beguine and Samba)
Moon Over Naples
Perfidia (Latin/Swing)
Tonight (it could be played as a rhumba, too)
Tampico

Desafinado
For All We Know
Girl from Impanema
I'll Never Smile Again/Dream
Moonlight in Vermont
Summer Samba (yes, it’s a bossa nova)
Watch What Happens

Cha Cha Cha for Judy
Hot Cha Cha Cha
Kiss of Fire Cha Cha

Mambo Jambo
Mambo #5
El Sol Tambien se Pone
Sambas: Tangos: Meringues: Other Latin:

Brazil
Caravan (arr. by Sweeney)
Latin Fantasy (Beguine and Samba)
Mas Que Nada
Temprana es la Noche

Blue Tango
Jalousie
Kiss of Fire Tango
La Cumparsita Tango

Copacabana

Funky Cha Cha (Latin Funk)
La Bamba (Latin Rock)
My Funny Valentine (Latin/Swing)
Sanduga
Strangers in the Night
Tequila (Latin Rock)

Other Latin:
Carnival Del Soul (Latin Funk)
Conga
Days of Wine and Roses
Don't Know Why
Waltzes: Polkas: Slow Fox Trot: Medium Fox Trot:

Blue Skirt Waltz
Fascination (missing which tenor part?)
(The) Last Waltz
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Love Makes the World Go ‘Round
Melody of Love (Do we have the bass part?)
Moon River
Mr. Bojangles
Norwegian Wood
(A) Rose is a Rose
Three Times a Lady

Beer Barrel Polka
Julida Polka
Liechtensteiner Polka
Polka Medley
Prom Polka

Angel Eyes
As Time Goes By
Georgia on My Mind
Ghost of a Chance
Longer
Moonlight Serenade
Nearness of You (The)
Skylark
Sophisticated Lady
Star Dust
Two for the Road
What a Wonderful World
When I Fall in Love

Blue Moon
But Beautiful
Crazy
I Won't Last a Day Without You
Stranger in Paradise
West Coast Swing: West Coast Swing: East Coast Swing: East Coast Swing:

At Last
Birth of the Blues
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Fever
Fly Me to the Moon
Glory of Love
Hard-Hearted Hannah
Harlem Nocturne
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Kansas City
Mean to Me
Minnie the Moocher
New York, New York
Night Train
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Route 66

Satin Doll
Show Me the Way to Go Home
Sunny Side of the Street
Tuxedo Junction (W. Johnson, arr.)
Wrong, Wrong Side of the Street (to the tune of "Sunny Side of the Street")
You're the Boss
Your Cheatin’ Heart


All of Me
As Long As I'm Singing
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Beyond the Sea
Big Noise from Winnetka
Blue Skies
Candy
Charleston
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Cherokee
Dance to the Big Band Swing
Fascinating Rhythm
Flip, Flop, and Fly
How About You?
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
In the Mood
It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing
Jump, Jive, and Wail

Lady is a Tramp
Let It Snow
Little Brown Jug
Midnight in Moscow
On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
One O’Clock Jump
Opus One
(It’s Only a) Paper Moon
Pick Yourself Up
Pickles
Rock Around the Clock
Sleigh Ride (arr. LaBarbara)
Sing, Sing, Sing
Somebody Loves Me
String of Pearls
Switch in Time
Winter Wonderland
Woodchopper’s Ball
You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You

Rock:
Love Shack
Proud Mary
She Works Hard for the Money
YMCA

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