Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band
Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band are laser-focused on the swing style of Kansas City's jazz heritage, and celebrate the traditional swing band sound. Even Alex's horn exudes tradition; it's a 1930's pre-war old style Conn trumpet. The band takes inspiration from the era and the phenomenal musicians who developed it, such as Count Basie, Jay McShann, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Harry James, and many others.
Also available are big band songs from Basie, Sinatra, Darrin, Ellington, Goodman, among others. 2 trumpets, 1 bone, 2 tenors 1 alto, and 4 piece full rhythm.
Classic jazz during dinner could include everything from Louis to Miles.
SONG LIST
Instrumentals
Blues By Five – Bb Blues
Emanon – Bb Blues
Flyin’ Home
Fountain City Jive – AA
I Wish I Were Twins
Jive At Five – Basie
Jumpin’ At The Woodside – Basie
Jumpin’ on Central – AA
Lester Leaps In – Basie
One O’Clock Jump – Basie
Perdido
Rock-A-Bye Basie w/ Rug Cutter’s Swing – Basie
Scamp’s Alley – AA
Swingin’ the Blues – Basie
Take the ‘A’ Train
The Loneliest Monk – AA
Union Street Rumble – AA
Vocals
All By Myself – Vocals
All of Me – Vocals
Azalea – Vocals
Blue Moon – Vocals
Blue Skies – Vocals
Blue Velvet – Vocals
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) – Basie – Vocals
Fools Rush In – Vocals
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop! – KC – Vocals
Hootie Blues – KC – Vocals
How About You? – Vocals
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Vocals
I Don’t Want to Set the World On Fire – KC – Vocals
I Left My Baby – Ab – Basie – Vocals
I’m Beginning to See the Light – Vocals
It Don’t Mean a Thing – KC – Vocals
It Had to Be You – Vocals
It’s A Sin to Tell A Lie – Vocals
The Jumpin’ Blues – KC – Vocals
Moonlight in Vermont – Vocals
Smile – Vocals
Someday You’ll Be Sorry – Vocals
S’posin’ – Vocals
Summertime – Vocals
What Price Love? – Vocals
What a Wonderful World? – Vocals
When You’re Smiling – Vocals
Whispering – Vocals
You Can Depend On Me – Vocals
Big Band Arrangements
88 Basie Street – Basie
Cherokee – Ray Noble (Arranged by AA and JS)
Corner Pocket – Basie
Count Me In – Basie
Dickie’s Dream – Basie
Diggin’ for Dex – Basie
Fly Me to the Moon – Basie/Sinatra (Vocals)
It Will Have to Do Until the Real Thing Comes Along – KC
Moten Swing – Basie
Pennies From Heaven – Basie/Sinatra (Vocals)
Shiny Stockings – Basie
Shorty George – Basie
Simply You – AA Original – Vocals
Teddy the Toad – Basie
Walking Through Loose Park With You – AA (Vocals)
Willy, The Rat – AA and JS Original