Styles include: Swing, Classic rat pack Jazz, R & B, Rock, 40's Big Band, Ballroom, Motown 60's, Disco 70's, Soul and 50's- 90's Pop music.

We will play a variety of music styles through out the event, we can play dinner music and / or you can let us know your favorite dance songs from our list and we'll build our sets to include them. (Typical 3 hours = 42 songs, 4 hours = 55 songs)

Please indicate the songs you would like to hear off of our list, and email, PDF or fax a copy of the song selections to Diane by 3 months before the event. Elevation can learn songs from sheet music and/ or a recording for a fee New special requests

Elevation Swing and Variety Band Song List

  • Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
  • Take Five - Dave Brubeck
  • Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
  • Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
  • R.O.C.K. In The USA - John Cougar Mellencamp
  • Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
  • Happy Together - The Turtles
  • Sunny - Classics IV
  • You Make Me Feel So Young - Ella Fitzgerald
  • S' Wonderful - Gershwin / Sinatra
  • Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas
  • The Locomotion - Little Eva / Grand Funk Railroad
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me - Tony Bennett
  • Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
  • Temptation - Diana Krall
  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  • A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
  • Let's Stay Together - Al Green
  • Sway - Dean Martin
  • Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
  • In A Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
  • What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  • Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
  • Downtown - Petula Clark
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
  • Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
  • Through The Fire - Chaka Kahn
  • Moondance - Van Morrison
  • Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima / Brian Setzer
  • Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin / Ella Fitzgerald
  • Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
  • The Hustle - Van McCoy
  • Dancing Queen - ABBA
  • Tequila - The Champs
  • L.O.V.E. - Natalie Cole
  • Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald
  • Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
  • Havah Nagilah - traditional
  • How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
  • Beer Barrel Polka - traditional
  • At Last - Etta James
  • Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
  • Come Fly With Me - Sinatra
  • We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau
  • You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
  • Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
  • The Letter - Joe Cocker
  • I Will Survive - Evelyn Champagne King
  • Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
  • New York, New York - Liza Minnelli / Sinatra
  • Sweetheart Swing - J.J. Saecker
  • River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner
  • Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
  • Love Shack - B52's
  • For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
  • I Could Not Ask For More - Sara Evans / McCaine
  • More - Bobby Darin
  • Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
  • Don't Know Why - Nora Jones
  • Heart Of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis & the News
  • Bei Mir Bist Du Schön - Benny Goodman
  • Our Day Will Come - Tony Bennett
  • Best Of My Love - The Emotions
  • That's The Way - KC & The Sunshine Band
  • September - Earth Wind & Fire
  • This Will Be - Natalie Cole
  • Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
  • Piano Man - Billy Joel
  • Don't Wait Too Long - Madeleine Peyroux
  • When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
  • Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
  • Good Times - Chic
  • Groovin' - Young Rascals
  • Inseparable - Natalie Cole
  • Call Me - Blondie
  • All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
  • In The Mood - Glen Miller
  • It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.
  • Stand By Me - Ben E King
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation
  • We Are Family - Sister Sledge
  • All Shook Up - Elvis
  • Oye Como Va - Santana
  • Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
  • Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman / Louie Prima
  • I've Got You Under My Skin - Michael Bublé
  • Route 66 - Nat King Cole
  • Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington
  • Still The One - Orleans
  • Spanish Eyes - Al Martino
  • It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
  • Breathe - Faith Hill
  • You Got What It Takes - Diane Schuur
  • When I Fall In Love - Linda Ronstadt / Celine Dion
  • Look After You - The Fray
  • I Loved Her First - Heartland
  • A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller
  • Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
  • I'll Be There - Jackson 5 / Mariah Carey
  • Thank You - Sly & The Family Stone
  • Upside Down - Diana Ross
  • Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat & Tears
  • In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
  • This Love - Maroon 5
  • You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
  • Twist And Shout - The Beatles / The Isley Brothers
  • Draggin' The Line - Tommy James & The Shondells
  • It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
  • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Rod Stewart
  • Moon River - Henry Mancini
  • Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
  • Good Lovin' - The Rascals
  • Venus - Bananarama
  • Delirious - Prince
  • More Than Love - Los Lonely Boys
  • Hound Dog - Elvis
  • Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
  • Come Away With Me - Nora Jones
  • What The World Needs Now - Dionne Warwick
  • The Nearness Of You - Nora Jones
  • Fever - Peggy Lee
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sweet Love - Anita Baker
  • You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
  • A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong / K.D. Lang
  • Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
  • Back At One - Brian McKnight
  • Moonglow - Artie Shaw
  • Sunrise, Sunset - traditional
  • Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Duke Ellington
  • For Sentimental Reasons - Dinah Shore / Patti Page
  • Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
  • How High The Moon - Stan Kenton
  • Oh Marie - Louie Prima
  • A Little Bit In Love - Bernstein
  • Shining Star (ballad) - The Manhattans
  • Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
  • American Patrol - Glenn Miller
  • Our Love Is Here To Stay - Harry Connick, Jr.
  • Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
  • Last Dance - Donna Summer

Additional dinner music is available by an Elevation small group from the Martinson Jazz Combo song list.

New Special Requests and Custom Song Arrangements

The band will happily learn your special requests for an additional fee. Please have the song request in to Diane by 3 months before the performance. The new special request songs are usually $50-75 depending on the number of instruments and complexity. You will receive a quote per song, up to 3 songs. After the three months deadline the fee is $75.- 100. per song.

Please provide a MP3 sample, copy of piano/vocal sheet music, or a CD recording, of the requested song for us to work from. We will transcribe it to fit our instruments and voices.

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