Best Line Ups/Set Lists

[koronaxprs]

What are some of the best set list/line ups you've played or heard?

[cosmic gumbo]

Could you try to be more vague?

[Soco]

I am not sure if I understand the question.

[koronaxprs]

Sorry guys, what I was referring to was a song list that you've played or heard a band play.

What are some good jazz combo sets? I've heard that a good set would be at least 15 songs, which would equate to about 1 hour, depending on how much improvisation goes on.

I'm currently putting a set together with my band fellows, I wonder what songs go well together?

I once played Ornithology then How High The Moon, our professor told us that they go together quite well.

[Soco]

I once played Ornithology then How High The Moon, our professor told us that they go together quite well.[/quote]

The reason for that is that Ornithology is based on How High the Moon-same chord changes, different melody.
I wouldn't want to play both tunes in the same set.

[koronaxprs]

Originally Posted by Soco

The reason for that is that Ornithology is based on How High the Moon-same chord changes, different melody.
I wouldn't want to play both tunes in the same set.

Yea I agree, it was kind of boring playing them one after the other. Thanks for the tip, I'll keep a look out for things like that.

[Soco]

No problem. Also never open the set with a ballad!

[cosmic gumbo]

Mix it up with a good variety. Different keys, tempos, styles. Ballad, blues, latin, swing, bebop, hard bop, modal, 3/4, uptempo, etc.

[mr. beaumont]

Originally Posted by Soco

No problem. Also never open the set with a ballad!

Unless you're Chet Baker.


15 songs for an hour sounds like a lot for a full band, particularly live where you can stretch out a bit.

[Soco]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Unless you're Chet Baker.


15 songs for an hour sounds like a lot for a full band, particularly live where you can stretch out a bit.

I am not Chet Baker, but I have opened with slower tunes..

[whippersnapper]

1) Don't play 2 songs in the same key, or with the same tempo, next to each other

2) Finish a set with an uptempo tune

3) If you have songs that are very same tempo and key, they can sometimes work good as medley.

[randalljazz]

recent four-set gig:

east of the sun
summer samba (so nice)
almost like being in love
favela
love is here to stay
fly me to the moon
no moon at all
little boat (o barquinho)
in a sentimental mood
st. thomas

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somebody loves me
a felicidade
slow boat to china
wave
beautiful love
l'il darlin'
samba de orfeu

XXXXXXX

all of me
how insensitive
night has a thousand eyes
stella by starlight
nardis
my one and only love
will you still be mine

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gone with the wind
recado bossa nova
out of nowhere
triste
all the things you are
body and soul
down for double

[koronaxprs]

Cool, those are some awesome songs!

Hey Randall, how long did your four-set gig take? How many hours I mean.

[randalljazz]

that's a four hour gig (one hour, 15 min break, 45 min play, 15 min break, etc--"union rules" ha! i wish...)

[wizard3739]

We have a "master list" to select from that consists of mostly old standards (Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Jobim, Jerome Kern, Gershwin, Harold Arlen, etc, etc....) that we have rehearsed. I have arranged most of the tunes to fit our vocalist's comfort range. We usually open the first set with an easy "up" tune for a good warm up. We usually have at least two Bossa tunes for each set. We rarely put two ballads together and we have found our typical audience likes a variety of styles and tempos. The list below was used last weekend for our weekend jazz gigs and we generally used the same list for both Fri & Sat night. Every week we change our set list so our audience can expect some different most of the time.

Set 1
Blue Bossa
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Day By Day
At Last
Just Squeeze Me
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
You Don't Know What Love is
Watch What Happens
Wave
Summer Wind
Set 2
You Took Advantage Of Me
Where Or When
Skylark
Time After Time
When Sunny Gets Blue
Teach Me Tonight
The End Of A Love Affair
Set 3
Nevertheless
Misty
Somebody Loves Me
Pennies From Heaven
Cry Me A River
More Than You Know
Once In A While
XXX
Lover Man
I'm A Fool To Want You
I'm Old Fashioned
For Heaven's Sake
I Could Write A Book
I Can't Get Started
Fine And Dandy