The Mike Brown Swing Band Repertoire

Several of Mike's arrangements have been heard on recent Radio 2 performances. Artists cleverly covered in their extensive repertoire include George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Tommy Dorsey, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Eddie Calvert, Perry Como, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Henry Mancini, Louis Jordan, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Carpenters, Billy Joel, Jacky Wilson, Julio Iglesias, Stevie Wonder, Four Seasons, Van Morrison, Robbie Williams, Harry Connick Jr, Jools Holland, Frank Sinatra, and many many more.

Here is a selection of song titles that the band currently cover:-
Swing & Big Band Classic Vocals:
Ain't that a kick in the head - Dean Martin All the way - Frank Sinatra Almost like being in love - Frank Sinatra At long last love - Frank Sinatra Beyond the sea - Bobby Darin Bring me Sunshine - Morecambe and Wise Come fly with me - Frank Sinatra Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra Everytime we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra Gonna sit right down and write myself a letter - Frank Sinatra Goody - goody - Frank Sinatra Have you met miss jones - Frank Sinatra How About You - Ella Fitzgerald I get a kick out of you - Frank Sinatra I left my heart in San - francisco - Tony Bennett I've got you under my skin - Frank Sinatra Learning the blues - Frank Sinatra Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra Let there be love - Nat King Cole Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin Manhatten - Ella Fitzgerald Moondance -Van Morrison Moonriver - Andy Williams Mr Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr My Kind of Girl - Matt Munro My Funny Valentine My Way - Frank Sinatra	New York New York - Frank Sinatra Nice and easy - Frank Sinatra Night and day - Ella Fitzgerald On the street where you live Our love is here to stay - Gene Kelly Orange coloured sky - Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole Pennies from heaven - Frank Sinatra Portrait of my Love - Jack Jones River stay away from my door - Frank Sinatra Sentimental Journey - Doris Day She - Charles Aznavour Slow boat to China - Vic Damone Something stupid - Frank Sinatra Straighten up and fly right - Nat King Cole Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra Sway - Dean Martin That's Amore - Dean Martin That's life - Frank Sinatra The lady is a tramp - Frank Sinatra The summer wind - Frank Sinatra The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra There ain't nobody here but us chickens - Louis Jordan True love - Bing Crosby We have all the time in the world - Louis Armstrong Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra You make me feel so young - Frank Sinatra You're nobody 'til somebody loves you - Dean Martin
Swing & Big Band Instrumentals:
A lovely way to spend an evening - Glenn Miller A Nightingale sang in Berkley square - Glenn Miller A string of pearls - Glenn Miller American Patrol - Glenn Miller April in Paris - Count Basie/Ted Heath As time goes by At last - Glenn Miller At the woodchoppers ball - Woody Herman Back Bay Shuffle - Artie Shaw Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw Black nightgown - Gerry Mulligan Blue and sentimental - Count Basie Blue Lou C Jam blues - Duke Ellington Caravan - Duke Ellington Chattanooga choo - choo - Glenn Miller Don't be that way - Benny Goodman Flight of the foo birds - Count Basie Harlem Nocturne - Ray Noble/ Ken Mackintosh I know why and so do you - Glenn Miller In the mood - Glenn Miller It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing - Duke Ellington Jeep Jockey Jump - Glenn Miller Jumpin' at the woodside - Count Basie Little brown jug - Glenn Miller	Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington Moonglow - Benny Goodman Moonlight serenade - Glenn Miller Moten Swing - Artie Shaw One o'clock jump - Count Basie Opus one - Tommy Dorsey Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton Pennsylavania 6 - 5000 - Glenn Miller Perdido - Duke Ellington Satin Doll - Duke Ellington Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman Skyliner - Charlie Barnet Song of India - Tommy Dorsey South Rampart street parade - Bob Crosby Stompin' at the savoy - Benny Goodman Swinging shepherd blues - Ted Heath Take the A train - Duke Ellington That lovely weekend - Ted Heath The nearness of you - Glenn Miller The very thought of you - Ken MacKintosh Times a wastin' - Duke Ellington You made me love you - Harry James You'll never know - Harry James
Wartime/40s Theme Music:
A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square Bless 'em all Colonel Bogey Good-bye Dolly Gray Goodnight sweetheart I going to hang out my washing on the Seigfreid line It's a long way to Tipperary Jerusalem Land of Hope and glory Lilli Marlene Moonlight serenade Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag	Roll out the Barrel Rule Britannia Run Rabbit run rabbit The British Grenadiers The Dad's Army theme The Dambusters theme The Lambeth walk The RAF march past The white cliffs of Dover We'll meet again Yours
(Please refer to our selection of 'Swing & Big Band Instrumentals' music too)
Ballroom & Sequence Dancing:
Barn dance Beguine Bossa - nova Cha - cha Jive Modern Waltz Old time waltz Quickstep Rhumba	Samba Saunter Slow Foxtrot St.Bernards Waltz Tango The Gay Gordons Two - step Veleta
Pop and Dance Music:
Amarillo - Tony Christie Angels - Robbie Williams Amazed - Lonestar Baby love - Diana Ross and the Supremes Beautiful Sunday Best years of our lives - New Romance Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison Build me up buttercup - The Foundations Can - can - Bad Manners Can't take my eyes of you - Andy Williams Car Wash - Rose Royce Copacabana - Barry Manilow Crazy Chick - Charlotte Church Crocodile Rock - Elton John Dance the night away - The Mavericks Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader Dancing in the street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Dancing Queen - ABBA Daydream believer - The Monkees December 63 Everybody needs somebody - The Blues Brothers Everything - Michael Buble Fallen - Lauren Wood Greased lightning - John Travolta Have I told you lately that I love you - Van Morrison Heaven Must be Missing an Angel - Tavares Help Yourself - Tom Jones Hot Stuff - Donna Summer I can't help myself - The Four Tops I feel good - James Brown I got life - Nina Simone I just wanna make love to you - Etta James I only wanna be with you - Dusty Springfield I will survive - Gloria Gaynor In the midnight hour - Jackie Wilson In these shoes Is this the way to Amarillo - Tony Christie It's not unusual - Tom Jones Kissing in the back row of the movies - The Drifters Knock on wood - Amii Stewart Knock three times Land of a thousand dances - Wilson Pickett Let's dance - Chris Montez Let's stay together - Al Green Let's twist again - Chubby Checker Livin' la vida loca - Ricky Martin Locomotion - Kylie Minogue / Atomic Kitten Love really hurts without you - Billy Ocean Love will keep us together Mamma Mia - ABBA	Mercy - Duffy Money money money - ABBA Moondance - Van Morrison More than a number - The Drifters Movin' on up - M people Music to watch Girls by - Andy Williams Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett My boy Lollipop My first my last - Barry White My Girl - Otis Redding My Guy - Mary Wells Nine to five - Dolly Parton Nowhere to run Old Time Rock'n'Roll - Status Quo One step beyond - Madness Peter Gunn theme - The Blues Brothers Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson Rehab - Amy Winehouse Rescue Me - Fontella Bass Rock around the clock - Bill Haley Rollercoaster - Ronan Keating Save the last dance for me - The Drifters Shake a Tailfeather - Ray Charles Shake, rattle and roll - Bill Haley Signed sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder Simply the best - Tina Turner Soul Bossa - Nova (Austin Powers theme) - Quincy Jones Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel/Louise Superstition - Stevie Wonder Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond Sweet soul music - Arthur Conley Tequila That's the way (I like it) - KC and the Sunshine Band The Hustle - Van McCoy The Promise - Girls Aloud This old heart of mine Twistin' the night away - Sam Cooke Up on the roof - The Drifters Valerie - Amy Winehouse Walkin' on sunshine - KC and the Sunshine Band When you say nothin' at all - Ronan Keating Working my way back to you - The Drifters YMCA - Village People You can't hurry love - Diana Ross / Phil Collins You to me are everything - The Real Thing Young hearts run free - Candi Staton You're more than a number - The Drifters You never can tell (Teenage wedding) - Chuck Berry
TV and Film Music:
007 Theme A View to a Kill theme - James Bond film As time goes by - Casablanca Best years of our lives - Shrek Beyond the sea - The Bobby Darin story Casino Royale theme - James Bond film (original version) For Your Eyes Only theme - James Bond film From Russia with love - From Russia with love Goldfinger - Goldfinger Greased lighting - Grease Hawaii 5-0 theme Hooray for Hollywood It had to be you - When Harry met Sally James Bond theme - Dr No. Lets stay together - Pulp Fiction Licence to Kill theme - James Bond film Live and Let Die theme - James Bond film Mission impossible theme Moonraker theme - James Bond film Moonriver - Breakfast at Tiffanys My Guy - Sister act Nobody Does it Better theme - James Bond film On the street where you live - My Fair lady	Our love is here to stay - An American in Paris Peter Gunn - The Blues Brothers Pretty woman - Pretty woman Shake a tail feather - The Blues brothers Soul Bossa nova - The Austin Powers theme Star trek theme Star wars Straighten up and fly right - The Ray Charles story That's entertainment The Dambusters Theme The Naked Gun theme - Naked gun movies and Police squad series The Spy Who Loved Me theme - James Bond film The Pink Panther - The Pink Panther The way you look tonight - Father of the Bride Theme from MASH Thuderbirds theme Thunderball - Thunderball True Love - High Society Walking on sunshine - Look who's talking When you say nothing at all - Notting Hill You Only Live Twice theme - James Bond film
Christmas Music:
Another Rock'n'roll Christmas Drivin' home for Christmas Frosty the snowman Have yourself a merry little Christmas I wish it could be Christmas everyday I'll be home for Christmas Jingle bell rock Jingle bells Last Christmas Let it snow let it snow let it snow Merry Christmas everyone Rockin' around the Christmas tree	Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer Santa baby Santa Claus is comin' to town Silver Bells Sleigh ride Slide into Christmas The Christmas song When a child is born When the red, red robin comes bobbin' along White Christmas Winter wonderland

Please note:-
The band is constantly updating their repertoire - and is always open to suggestions. If they are given enough notice they would be happy to rehearse your personal favourites and any special requests (for first dances at weddings for example).