Hoochie Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Suggestion welcome. I don't know if this has come up. I'm sure it has but with a slant more to players beginning to explore popular jazz progressions. I can hang with whatever but stepping outside too far can get a little iffy. We do some Sinatra , Sade, Kitt, Armstrong, etc. More on the pop side. 2, 6 turn arounds with a sprinkle of 7ths and 9ths. Easy stuff. In my experience it's not show time. People want to talk. But if you really kill some tunes with taste they start listening and darned if you don't get cheek to cheek dancers and applause. These are usually the folks you really want on your side too because they gossip amongst friends about "the wonderful wedding band they just heard and I hear your daughter is engaged. Ask Babs at the club tomorrow. Her sons wedding was amazing. They played their song while dancing out to the carriage with sparklers and fireworks. She can get you in touch. They even played our song too." Kinda Bollywood huh. And they love it. It's show business even at weddings. And of course they write the checks too but at that level they want to be entertained. We are a drop in the bucket compared to what they spent on that cake. ( Not kidding. We did one where the cake, the cake guy, and his helper flew 1st class from NYC to California that morning. They had a special cake flying rig and it had its own seats) Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbAltered Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Instrumental: Ashokan Fairwell, Peanuts Theme song (Linus and Lucy), How Long Has This Been Goin' On?, Blue Monk, Breezin', Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (for the adventurous) Vocal: Makin' Whoopie, What a Wonderful World, Ain't Misbehavin', You Send Me, New York State of Mind J.S. Bach Well Tempered Klavier The collected works of Scott Joplin Ray Charles Genius plus Soul Charlie Parker Omnibook Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Weather Report Mr. Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 most of the Elton John and Billy Joel catalogue. Any modern tune that translates well to a piano arrangement. Think... Bruno Mars - When I was Your Man. Katy Perry - Not Like The Movies, most of the Adele catalogue. Your looking for very memorable melodies with chord changes that sing on the piano. YMMV but that's what always works for me. And that's why standards are standards. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 on "What A Wonderful World". Would also suggest "Just The Two Of Us" (Bill Withers/Grover Washington). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Hoochie you are quite the poet. With some minor edits, this stuff belongs in the Haiku thread: Hang with whatever but stepping outside too far get a little iffy. We do some things like Sinatra, Sade, Kitt, Armstrong more on the pop side. People want to talk. If you really kill some tunes they start listening Ask Babs at the club Her sons wedding - amazing. They played their song Sparklers and fireworks. She can get you in touch. They Even played our song Kinda Bollywood. And they love it. Show business Even at weddings. We are a drop in the bucket compared to what they spent on that cake. Just wonderful. Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochie Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thanks Mike. It's not intentional. It just comes out. To be honest. There it is again. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Keep on with your posts! Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I have been adding some famous classical melodies to my solo rep. Debussy, Puccini, Bizet... but at the same gig I may play calypso, stride, boogie, and blues in addition to TGASB standard ballads. I know you are discussing wedding band songlists more than solo piano, but thought I would add to the conversation. "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWP413 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 most of the Elton John and Billy Joel catalogue. Correct, that stuff usually works. I was playing Honesty at a restaurant the other evening, and I hear someone say "Hey, Barry Mannilow!" That was a little upsetting. But, Mannilow stuff also works well in that setting, people know those songs. Lots of cheese, but recognisable. Luke www.crossroadband.co.za www.lukepowellmusic.com Yamaha DGX620, Yamaha PSR S710, Neo Instruments Mini Vent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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