Roseville Big Band
Song List for the Carleton College
2003 Mid-Winter Ball Led by Glen Newton
Click to see pictures of the
band, the dancers, and
the guest percussionists.
WCS=West Coast Swing; ECS=East Coast Swing; SFT=Slow Fox Trot. Songs crossed
out were on the original list but were skipped due to audience requests for
other songs and adjusting the lineup based on what the dancers seemed to want;
songs in Italics were requests not on the original list.
Let It Snow (ECS) I Can't Get Started (SFT)
Brazil (samba)
Lady is a Tramp (ECS) El Sol Tambien Se Pone (mambo) At Last (WCS) Funky Cha Cha (Latin funk)
Cute (ECS) Moon River (waltz) The Kid from Red Bank (ECS)
Beer Barrel Polka
What a Wonderful World (SFT) In the Mood (ECS)
Dance to the Big Band Swing (ECS)
Blue Skirt Waltz
Latin Fantasy (beguine & samba) It Don’t Mean a Thing If it Ain't Got That Swing (ECS)
Hot Cha Cha Cha
Chattanooga Choo Choo (ECS)
Kiss of Fire Tango Liechtensteiner Polka
Waltzing Matilda (ECS)
I'll Never Smile Again/Dream (bossa nova)
Somebody Loves Me (ECS)
Glory of Love (WCS) My Heart Belongs to Daddy (ECS) Blue Tango
Moonglow (WCS)
Three Times a Lady (waltz) Polka Medley
Ain't Misbehavin' (ECS) Cha Cha Cha for Judy Baby It's Cold Outside (WCS)
Opus One (ECS) A Whole New World (beguine) All of Me (ECS)
Fly Me to the Moon (WCS) When You Wish Upon a Star (Disney request) La Bamba (Latin rock) Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (ECS)
Star Dust (SFT)
La Cumparsita (tango)
I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo (ECS) Prom Polka
(The) Last Waltz
My Funny Valentine (Salsa/WCS) Route 66 (WCS) Moonlight Serenade (SFT)
Show Me the Way to Go Home (WCS)
Kay and Leslie doubled on clarinets, and Glen Newton doubled on trumpet.
Songs we had ready in case they are requested:
The per-set formula Carleton requested in 2000: 1-2 waltzes,
1-2 tangos, 1-2 cha-chas, 1-2 rhumbas, 1 meringue/mambo/salsa/W.C. swing, 5-7
fox trot/swing; they left out polkas, but polkas are always popular at these
dances. 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)
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
Carnival Del Soul
(Latin Funk)
Conga
Days of Wine and Roses
Funky Cha Cha (Latin Funk)
La Bamba (Latin Rock)
My Funny Valentine (Latin/Swing)
Tequila (Latin Rock)
Cuaba
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
Angel Eyes
As Time Goes By
Georgia on My Mind
Ghost of a Chance
Longer
Moonlight Serenade
Skylark
Sophisticated Lady
Star Dust
What a Wonderful World
When I Fall in Love
Blue Moon
Crazy
I Won't Last a Day Without You
West Coast Swing:
East Coast Swing:
East Coast Swing:
Rock:
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
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")
Your Cheatin’ Heart
All of Me
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
On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
One O’Clock Jump
Opus One
(It’s
Only a) Paper Moon
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Pick Yourself Up
Pickles
Rock Around the Clock
Rock This Town
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
You're the Boss
Zoot Suit Riot
Love Shack
Proud Mary
She Works Hard for the Money
YMCA
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