I am assembling a play list for quiet performances. No rock songs, no twangy country, nothing loud. For more intimate settings. More like what you'd hear from a jazz combo. Nothing too sad, nothing gawdy. Ones that lends themselves to jazzy arrangements are favored. I don't know very many old standards, I guess I should learn a few. Here are a few I have from mostly the pop world.

Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Gerry & The Pacemakers

Oh Susanna
James Taylor

If
Bread

When You Say Nothing At All
Keith Whitley / Allison Krauss

Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles

Crazy
Willie Nelson

Tequila Sunrise
Eagles

Something Stupid
The Mavericks

You Don't Know Me
Eddie Arnold

Ain't Misbehavin'
Fats Waller

Desperado
Eagles

Vincent
Don McClean

True Love Ways
Buddy Holly

At Last
Etta James

Fire And Rain
James Taylor

Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland

You've Got A Friend
Carole King

Maybe I Should Stay Here
Alan Jackson

Love Me Tender
Elvis

What A Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong

Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Mama Cass

If you have any you really like, please post.

Mike...you can use almost anything by Johnny
Mathis...Misty, Twelth of never, Wonderful..
Satin Doll, recorded by many artist
Take some song from the Sinatra Collection,
there are MANY...Night and Day, That's Life
Nice and Easy, Got You Under My Skin to name just a few...the Standards list goes on and on...Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstine My Foolish Heart...Man, There are so many great ones...
if you need any more, I'll send you a list of about 100...Cheers...
Tony

Hi Tony, this Bill, not Mike.

I need to find some standards that I know the melody to. I have never been a fan of Sinatra or Johnny Mathis or those guys... I'm a rock world / country world / pop world guy. But I do want to learn a handful of real standards.

Mostly, I guess I'm looking for more songs in the pop world that do nicely for easy listening / jazzy arrangements / piano arrangements. But if anyone wants to post "must do" standards, that might be interesting to see what you say.

Sorry Bill....I was thinging of the other Mike ..hehehe..Let me put a few things together and I'll post some for you...who knows, with the right songs, you might even
change your flavor......
Tony

- Long Ago & Far Away (Kern & Gershwin)
this is sweet sounding when done slow and easy swing.
- Lil Darlin (played a little quicker than Basie style is really nice on electric piano)
- My Romance (R. Rodgers)
- Thou Swell (R. Rodgers)
- Tea for Two
- Here's that rainy day
- I'll never smile again (until I smile at you...)
- Fly me to the moon

[This message has been edited by MrEd (edited 04-17-2005).]