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[pamosmusic]

It sounds like a twisted up Watermelon Man. This is one I'll let the trumpet do his thing and I'll play rhythm.

Youre golden then. Just gotta get that piano riff. Great tune.

Speaking of Watermelon, this is the band that does a lot of straight eighths and sort of funk stuff and we have a thing where we want to do a set that is the entire Headhunters album one day

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

A classic. Also a crowd pleaser, and the little piano riff is super easy on guitar. A little tougher to get the melody with it if you’re doing that, but if a horn is playing the melody it’s a snap.

It is easy if you have a bass player. I once learned it together with the bassline on guitar which is trickier.

[Onesimus]

It sounds like a twisted up Watermelon Man. This is one I'll let the trumpet do his thing and I'll play rhythm.

Ted Ludwig and Paul Asbell do a nice duo guitar of “Cantaloupe Island” in this video, Gotta love the tone coming out of the Megas.

And Nate Lopez solo on “CI”. There might be some ideas in these two videos to inspire you. “Cantaloupe Island” is a fantastic tune. “Cantaloupe Island”, “All Blues”, “Round Midnight”, and “Take Five” are all tunes that can heavily influence the mood of a set being open to different grooves, solos, and jams.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

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Yeah, that is exactly what I was talking about in post #52.

[PMB]

From a recent trio gig (no particular order)

- You’d be so nice to come home to
- Dewey square
- Chi chi
- East of the Sun
- It was just one of those things
- The song is you
- The best thing for you
- My old flame
- My ideal
- Whisper not
- Pent up house
- Let’s cool one
- In a Sentimental Mood
- Stompin at the Savoy
- invitation
- Lester leaps in
- It Could Happen To You
- ATTYA as a waltz


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Hey, you stole my list!

Here are the tunes I'll play with my organ trio to open tonight's local jam (a little more straight ahead than usual as the guest organist is a beast but has less experience playing jazz than my regular guy):

Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark)
Dream (Johnny Mercer)
My Shining Hour (Harold Arlen)
Anthropology (Charlie Parker)
Darn That Dream (Jimmy Van Heusen)
Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere)
Amsterdam After Dark (George Coleman)

[djg]

here's my organ groups songlist. we build the setlists on the gig.

Remember
gone with the wind
full house
polkadots
que baby
somewhere in the night
these are soulful days
briar patch
cisco
jeannine
juicy lucy
nancy
body and soul
speak low
samba de orfeu
aint that peculiar
d-natural
stablemates
miss anns tempo

[JazzPadd]

Did a short set at an annual street jazz festival yesterday. There were a dozen stages with 5 acts per stage. We were a quintet with TP, GT, PF, BA and DS, and joined by a couple of vocalists. There was about 50-60 people at our stage.

Here's the set list:

Strollin'
Sugar
Autumn Leaves
The Man I Love (VO1)
The Nearness of You (VO2)
Candy (VO2)
Blue Bossa

Strollin' was TP's choice, and mine was Sugar. On both of those we played the theme together. PF chose Autumn Leaves and BA Blue Bossa. The VOs chose their own tunes. The quintet was made up of regulars at a monthly jam session that I frequent (Venue B, if you've read my journals). We had one rehearsal last week.

We usually play Candy in Bb at the jam sessions, though the VO key was Eb. I worked out a short solo for each of the VO tunes, basically a half chorus each.

Things ran a little late, and there was another group scheduled right after us, so the leader asked everyone to take just one chorus each on Blue Bossa. Earlier, we all got a chance to stretch out a bit on the first three tunes. Strollin' is one of my favorite tunes; I gleaned some ideas for that from Chet Baker and Emily Remler.

Edit: Corrected typo.

[AllanAllen]

Borelli 11.22


1 - Chitlins Con Carne (C)
2 - All Of Me (C)
3 - The In Crowd (D-)
4 - Christmas Time Is Here (F)
5 - Autumn Leaves (G-)
6 - Moonglow (G)
7 - Comin' Home Baby (G-)
8 - That's What (D-)


9 - Perdido (Bb)
10 - Four (Eb)
11 - Sally's Song (G-)
12 - It Don't Mean A Thing (Bb)
13 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Ab)
14 - The Christmas Song (Db)
15 - There Will Never Be Another You (Eb)
16 - Stolen Moments (C-)
17 - Five Spot After Dark (B-)
18 - Nostalgia In Times Square (F)
19 - Sugar (C-)

[SetPhasersToSwing]

Not a set list as we have no gigs lined up just now but the list we worked through at our last rehearsal -

The Chicken
Sister Sadie
Blues in the closet
Milestones (new)
On Green Dolphin St
Manha De Carnival

We shopped Cold Duck Time but our bassist was struggling with the rhythm so needs to do a bit more homework.

[JazzPadd]

Not a set list as we have no gigs lined up just now but the list we worked through at our last rehearsal -

The Chicken
Sister Sadie
Blues in the closet
Milestones (new)
On Green Dolphin St
Manha De Carnival

We shopped Cold Duck Time but our bassist was struggling with the rhythm so needs to do a bit more homework.

Very nice set. In my neck of the woods, The Chicken is a crowd pleaser.

Just last night at a weekly jam session, when a number of people showed up to hang out and watch, the bassist called it.

We did Green Dolphin Street with a quintet at a street jazz festival last month.

Manha de Carnival is a personal favorite, and a local guitarist here always calls Milestones.

Small world!

[JazzPadd]

Borelli 11.22


1 - Chitlins Con Carne (C)
2 - All Of Me (C)
3 - The In Crowd (D-)
4 - Christmas Time Is Here (F)
5 - Autumn Leaves (G-)
6 - Moonglow (G)
7 - Comin' Home Baby (G-)
8 - That's What (D-)


9 - Perdido (Bb)
10 - Four (Eb)
11 - Sally's Song (G-)
12 - It Don't Mean A Thing (Bb)
13 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Ab)
14 - The Christmas Song (Db)
15 - There Will Never Be Another You (Eb)
16 - Stolen Moments (C-)
17 - Five Spot After Dark (B-)
18 - Nostalgia In Times Square (F)
19 - Sugar (C-)

Great set! I played Sugar and Autumn Leaves at a gig last month.

Another You, All of Me and Four are jam session staples here.

I need to brush up on the Christmas songs for a holiday party at a local venue in December.

Best wishes for a fun gig!

[pamosmusic]

My elementary schoolers played a little event today and we did:

Green Onions
Its All Right, a la Jon Batiste
Equinox

[rpjazzguitar]

Yesterday I played:

James (Pat Metheny)
Bird of Beauty (Steve Wonder)
April Child (Moacir Santos)
Let's Go Dancin' (Victor Feldman)
Claudia (Chucho Valdes)
Eu Seu Que Vou Te Amar (Jobim)

[pamosmusic]

Not an actual setlist but I have a trio gig tomorrow with a group where I can call whatever I want and this is my list at the moment …

Trio


1 - Barbados (F)
2 - Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Ab)
3 - Beatrice (F)
4 - Beautiful Love (D-)
5 - Bemsha Swing (C)
6 - Bewitched (C)
7 - Cheryl (C)
8 - Corcovado (C)
9 - Cousin Mary (Ab)
10 - Easy To Love (C)
11 - Embraceable You (G)
12 - Equinox (D-)
13 - Half Nelson (C)
14 - Have You Met Miss Jones? (F)
15 - How Deep Is The Ocean (Eb)
16 - I Remember You (F)
17 - I Should Care (C)
18 - I'll Be Seeing You (Eb)
19 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Eb)
20 - If I Loved You (C)
21 - If I Were A Bell (F)
22 - In Walked Bud (Ab)
23 - It Could Happen To You (Eb)
24 - Just Friends (G)
25 - Let's Cool One (Eb)
26 - Love Walked In (Eb)
27 - Moonglow (G)
28 - My Ideal (Eb)
29 - On A Slow Boat To China (Bb)
30 - On Green Dolphin Street (Eb)
31 - Pennies From Heaven (C)
32 - Perdido (Bb)
33 - Recordame (A-)
34 - Segment (Bb-)
35 - September In The Rain (Eb)
36 - Solar (C-)
37 - Steeplechase (Bb)
38 - Stella By Starlight (Bb)
39 - Time After Time (C)
40 - What's New (C)
41 - Yardbird Suite (C)

[Sam Sherry]

Your Portland Jazz Orchestra is swinging and jingling tonight:

[pamosmusic]

Not an actual setlist but I have a trio gig tomorrow with a group where I can call whatever I want and this is my list at the moment …

Trio


1 - Barbados (F)
2 - Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Ab)
3 - Beatrice (F)
4 - Beautiful Love (D-)
5 - Bemsha Swing (C)
6 - Bewitched (C)
7 - Cheryl (C)
8 - Corcovado (C)
9 - Cousin Mary (Ab)
10 - Easy To Love (C)
11 - Embraceable You (G)
12 - Equinox (D-)
13 - Half Nelson (C)
14 - Have You Met Miss Jones? (F)
15 - How Deep Is The Ocean (Eb)
16 - I Remember You (F)
17 - I Should Care (C)
18 - I'll Be Seeing You (Eb)
19 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Eb)
20 - If I Loved You (C)
21 - If I Were A Bell (F)
22 - In Walked Bud (Ab)
23 - It Could Happen To You (Eb)
24 - Just Friends (G)
25 - Let's Cool One (Eb)
26 - Love Walked In (Eb)
27 - Moonglow (G)
28 - My Ideal (Eb)
29 - On A Slow Boat To China (Bb)
30 - On Green Dolphin Street (Eb)
31 - Pennies From Heaven (C)
32 - Perdido (Bb)
33 - Recordame (A-)
34 - Segment (Bb-)
35 - September In The Rain (Eb)
36 - Solar (C-)
37 - Steeplechase (Bb)
38 - Stella By Starlight (Bb)
39 - Time After Time (C)
40 - What's New (C)
41 - Yardbird Suite (C)

Not in order, but played:

Beatrice (F)
Cheryl (C)
Corcovado (C)
Cousin Mary (Ab)
Half Nelson (C)
In Walked Bud (Ab)
It Could Happen To You (Eb)
Just Friends (G)
My Ideal (Eb)
September In The Rain (Eb)
Solar (C-)
Stella By Starlight (Bb)
Bags Groove
All the Things
The Christmas Song
O Christmas Tree

[AllanAllen]

September In The Rain (Eb)

In December?!?? Faux pa! Faux pa I say!!

[AllanAllen]

Tonight’s set, we’ll be a quintet adding piano to the guitar, trumpet, upright bass and drums.

Quarry 01/02/2025 Jazz Night 3


1 - Back At The Chicken Snack (F)
2 - Stolen Moments (C-)
3 - All Of Me (C)
4 - Perdido (Bb)
5 - The In Crowd (D-)
6 - Take The A Train (C)
7 - How High The Moon (G)


8 - Caravan (F-)
9 - It Don't Mean A Thing (Bb)
10 - Comin' Home Baby (G-)
11 - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (C-)
12 - Four (Eb)
13 - There Will Never Be Another You (Eb)
14 - Moonglow (G)


15 - In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone) (Ab)
16 - That's What (D-)
17 - Five Spot After Dark (B-)
18 - Blue Bossa (C-)
19 - Killer Joe (C)
20 - Sonnymoon For Two (F)

[Dave70]

Had a little over an hour to get together with my pianist buddy today and we played this list:

Alice in Wonderland
All Blues
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Bluesette
Blue Trane
My Funny Valentine
Night and Day
Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers
So What
Stolen Moments

[JazzPadd]

I'd like to hear how you do Tired Of Waiting For You

Thanks for asking! I just posted a video of that, along with a description, in the Showcase forum. I hope you enjoy it.

"Tired of Waiting for You" solo guitar live performance

[pamosmusic]

Here’s our list for tonight … not a set list exactly, but in no particular order:

• Beatrice
• Stella
• Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
• Bemsha Swing
• So Danço Samba
• St Thomas
• Trieste
• Shade of Jade
• Maiden Voyage
• Corcovado
• Equinox
• Beautiful Love
• Nardis
• Well You Needn’t

• Green Dolphin
• Caravan
• Cantaloupe Island
• Footprints

[AllanAllen]

Street Fest season is starting


CIRKA April Grooves Day 4.12.2025


1 - All Blues (G)
2 - How High The Moon (G)
3 - In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone) (Ab)
4 - On Green Dolphin Street (Eb)
5 - Autumn Leaves (G-)
6 - Tune Up (Bb)
7 - Mr. Kenyatta (Bb)
8 - Recordame (A-)
9 - In a Sentimental Mood (D-)
10 - Fly Me To The Moon (C)
11 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Eb)
12 - Sonnymoon For Two (F)

[Bob_Ross]

from the neo-soul/funk band I've been playing bass with most recently:

[SetPhasersToSwing]

I'm just back from a street gig in Stirling as part of Record Store Day. We did it as a trio - guitar, bass and drums. In hindsight I think this format is too demanding for our bassist. He's a young guy who has only really started playing Jazz in the last two years. He's made great progress, but the responsibility that the bass has in being the glue between the guitar and drums needs someone with more experience and a better grasp of the repertoire.

We opened the "stage" - really just an area of the street delineated by a PA stack and a transit van - and had a 30-minute set. That's definitely not long enough to stretch out, and we probably tried to get too many songs in because they were getting faster and faster as we got to the end!

Our setlist -

Blue Bossa (sound check)
St Thomas
Sister Sadie
Midnight Blue
The Chicken
Unit Seven
On Green Dolphin Street

Anyway, it was good to play and there were moments to be proud of but you know what it's like, we're all our worst critics and I'll spend a lot longer giving myself a hard time over my mistakes than any of the good bits!

[AllanAllen]

I do seven songs for an hour set. So that’s too many songs, you also need to be able to cut tunes to make time and swap things, like if we play All Of Me a’la Billie Holiday, we don’t go into a ballad right after.

The other thing, when working with weaker players, let them pick the tunes. Have them pick things they don’t need a sheet for. That’s what works for me (for context, I’m the weak player in my group).