From the standards to today’s hits
Think that "big band" means old music? No way! We've play the hits of all time, right up to today. From Sing Sing Sing... to Earth Wind and Fire... to Jennifer Lopez... to Pharrell Williams! Check out our complete Play List below and have a listen to what a real band can do with all these tunes.
We guarantee that you will have all ages on your dance floor once the band kicks in. And nothing but lasting memories for those lucky enough to see and hear a big band up close and personal.
Sit back and listen!
Makin’ Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
Sway - Michael Bublé, Dean Martin
Formidable - Charles Aznavour
Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
Kansas City - Wilbur Harrison
Livin’ La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Smooth Operator - Sade
This Masquerade - George Benson (Leon Russell)
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole, Celine Dion
On Broadway - George Benson
Cheek to Cheek - Frank Sinatra (Irving Berlin)
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald
Quand on s’aime - Celine Dion & René Simard
Repertoire
Choose your mood
Whether it is soothing the crowd or rockin’ the dance floor, Preville delivers. We have a broad selection of songs from past and present to choose from. At concerts we tend to play more jazz, TV and movie themes. At dances, we can play a mix of styles to get everyone on the floor.The right music for your crowd
Is your audience young or old or a mixture? We will work with you to select the perfect musical styles for your event. Preville has a deep and varied play list, all with that rich live sound we are known for, to make your party a success. And we can handle guests to play or sing with us as well as musical requests – just ask us during the pre-planning stage.Some of our favourite tunes by genre
Latest hits
Safe and Sound, Happy, Moves Like Jagger,
Waka Waka
Disco and Rock
Hey Baby, Let’s Get Loud,
Earth Wind and Fire, Let’s Twist Again, Celebrate Good Times, Holiday, I Will Survive
Latin and Salsa
Quand quando quando, Hot Hot Hot,
Sway, Mambo Italiano,
Livin’ La Vida Loca, La Compagnie Créole, Girl from Ipanema
Rock ‘n Roll, Motown, R&B
Kansas City, I Feel Good, Mama, Every Day I Have the Blues, Blue Suede Shoes, Respect
Swing Standards
Mack the Knife,
Quand on s’aime,
Formidable, Makin’ Whoopee,
Cheek to Cheek, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, New York NY
Slow and Romantic
Crazy, Unforgettable, This Masquerade, When I Fall in Love,
Europa
Big band era
Mack the Knife, In the Mood, Sing Sing Sing, A String of Pearls, Angelina
Pick your favourite tunes
Give us a general idea of what you like from our playlist below. Then we will structure set lists that complement the normal flow of a party from beginning to happy ending!These tunes are available as big band arrangements. If you want a specific tune that is not on this list, we can arrange and rehearse it for you, given enough time and a little money. Alternatively we might be able to "fake it" with a small combo.
We have updated this list, removing many older arrangements and adding newer up-to-date ones. Pick tunes from this list and you won't go wrong.
| Title | Artist or source |
|---|---|
| A Day in the Life of a Fool | (Manha de carnaval) Frank Sinatra, Perry Como |
| A Foggy Day | Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble |
| A Tisket a Tasket | Ella Fitzgerald |
| Agua de Beber | Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Ain't That a Kick in the Head | Dean Martin |
| All of Me | Frank Sinatra |
| All The Things You Are | |
| Angelina & Zooma Zooma | Louis Prima |
| Arrivederci Roma | |
| At Last | Etta James |
| Bad Bad Leroy Brown | Frank Sinatra |
| Bamba, La | Richie Valens |
| Bandstand Boogie | Theme from American Bandstand |
| Begin the Beguine | Artie Shaw |
| Besame Mucho (samba) | The Coasters, The Beatles |
| Beyond The Sea | Bobby Darin |
| Black Coffee | Julia London |
| Blue Moon (vocal) | |
| Blue Skies | Rosemary Clooney |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Elvis Presley |
| Boogie Woogie, Mon Petit | Diane Dufresne |
| Boule Noire, Hommage à | Boule Noire |
| Brazil (samba) | (Bell Canada commercial) |
| Buona Sera | Louis Prima |
| C'est La Vie (You Never Can Tell) | Chuck Berry |
| C'est pas fini | Emmanuelle |
| C'est Si Bon | Eartha Kit, Louis Armstrong, Yves Montand |
| Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Musical "Showboat" |
| Cerisiers... (Cherry Pink...) | Perez Prado |
| Charade (vocal) | Musical: Breakfast At Tiffany's |
| Charleston | |
| Cheek To Cheek | Ella Fitzgerald |
| Come Fly With Me | Frank Sinatra |
| Comme Facetta Mammetta | |
| Compagnie Créole, Les succes | Compagnie Créole |
| Crazy | Patsy Cline |
| Disco medley: YMCA, I Will Survive, That's the Way, Celebration | The Village People, Gloria Gaynor, KC & the Sunshine band, Kool and the Gang |
| Do-Wah Ditty Ditty | Manfred Mann |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington |
| Don't Know Why | Norah Jones |
| Downtown | Petula Clark |
| Dream a Little Dream | (Les yeux ouverts) - Helen O'Connell |
| Earth Wind and Fire Medley | September, Let's Groove, Boogie Wonderland |
| Elvis Medley 1: Don't Be Cruel, All Shook Up | Elvis Presley |
| Elvis Medley 2: Hound Dog, Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley |
| Europa | Santana (guitar solo) |
| Every Day I Have The Blues | B.B. King, Memphis Slim |
| Feeling Good | Nina Simone, Michael Buble |
| Fever | Peggy Lee |
| Fly Me To the Moon | Frank Sinatra |
| Fly Me To the Moon | Frank Sinatra |
| For Once In My Life | Frank Sinatra |
| Formidable | Charles Aznavour & Edith Piaf |
| Frim Fram Sauce | Diana Krawl |
| Gens du Pays | Gilles Vigneault |
| Georgia | Ray Charles |
| Get Lucky | Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers |
| Girl From Ipanema | Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| God Bless the Child | Billie Holliday |
| Happy | Pharrell Williams |
| Harlem Nocturne | Earl Hagen |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | Robbie Williams |
| Hello Dolly | Musical "Hello Dolly" |
| Hey Baby | Bruce Channel, D.J. Ötzi |
| Holiday | Madonna |
| Hora Medley | Chosen Kale Mazeltov, Artsa Alinu, Shalom Aleichem, Tsena Tsena, Davi Malach Israel, To Life |
| Hot, Hot, Hot | Arrow |
| How High the Moon | Frank Sinatra |
| I Feel Good | James Brown |
| I Get a Kick Out of You | Frank Sinatra |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco | Dean Martin |
| I Told You I Love You Now Get Out | Anita O'Day, Mose Allison |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Frank Sinatra |
| I'll Take Romance | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Tommy Dorsey |
| I've Got A Gal From Kalamazoo | Glenn Miller |
| I've Got You Under My Skin | Frank Sinatra |
| In the Mood | Glenn Miller |
| It Had To Be You | Harry Connick Jr. |
| It's Not Unusual | Tom Jones |
| It's Only A Paper Moon | Natalie Cole |
| It's Raining Men | The Weather Girls, Geri Halliwell |
| J'Entends Frapper | Michel Pagliaro |
| Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
| Jumpin' At The Woodside | Count Basie |
| Just A Gigolo | David Lee Roth, Louis Prima |
| Kansas City | Wilbur Harrison |
| Kiss of Fire | Georgia Gibbs |
| L.O.V.E. | Nat King Cole |
| La Paloma | La Paloma |
| La Vida Es un Carnival | |
| Lady Is a Tramp, The | Frank Sinatra |
| Last Dance | Diane Summer |
| Le Monde à L'Envers | Emmanuelle |
| Les Chanson d'Autrefois | Emmanuelle |
| Let's Face the Music and Dance | Frank Sinatra |
| Let's Get Loud | Jennifer Lopez |
| Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker |
| Little Brown Jug | Glenn Miller |
| Living La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin) | Ricky Martin |
| Look of Love, The | Burt Bacharach |
| Luck Be A Lady Tonight | Frank Sinatra |
| Lullaby of Birdland | Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn |
| Machine à Danser, La | La Compagnie Creole |
| Mack The Knife (vocal) | Bobby Darin |
| Makin' Whoopee | Eddie Cantor (1928 musical Whoopee). Also Rod Stuart & Elton John duet. |
| Mama | Ruth Brown |
| Mambo 5 Vocal (Lou Bega) | Lou Bega |
| Mambo Italiano | Rosemary Clooney, Bette Midler |
| Man I Feel Like a Woman | Shania Twain |
| Me and Mrs. Jones | Michael Buble |
| Misty | Johnny Mathis |
| Mona Lisa | Nat King Cole |
| Moody's Mood | James Moody |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini, Movie "Breakfast At Tiffany's" |
| Moondance | Van Morrison |
| More | Bobby Darin |
| More I See You, The | Frank Sinatra |
| Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5 |
| My Funny Valentine | Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker |
| My Kind of Town Chicago | Frank Sinatra |
| My Way | Frank Sinatra |
| Nanette Workman Medley | Nanette Workman, Patti Labelle, All Saints, Missy Elliot |
| New York, New York | Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra |
| Night And Day | Frank Sinatra |
| Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Ella Fitzgerald |
| Old Devil Moon | Tijuana Brass |
| Old Devil Moon | |
| On Broadway | George Benson, The Drifters |
| One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie |
| Only You | The Platters |
| Orange Colored Sky | Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra |
| Oye Como Va | Tito Puente |
| Pennsylvania 6-5000 | Glenn Miller |
| Pennsylvania Polka | |
| Perfidia (samba) | Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstadt |
| Proud Mary | Creedance Clearwater Revival |
| Puttin' On The Ritz | Irving Berlin |
| Quand on n'a que l'amour | Jacques Brel |
| Quand on s'aime | Celine Dion & Rene Angelo |
| Quando Quando Quando | Michael Buble |
| Recipe For Love | Harry Connick Jr. |
| Respect | Aretha Franklin |
| Robbins Viennese Waltz Medley | Johann Strauss |
| Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| Route 66 | |
| Safe and Sound | Capital Cities |
| Sam's Boogie | Sammy Nestico original |
| Satin Doll | Count Basie |
| Save The Last Dance For Me | Michael Bublé |
| Secret Love | George Michael |
| Shake Rattle and Roll | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| She Works Hard For The Money | Donna Summer |
| Sing Sing Sing | Benny Goodman |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters, Harry Belafonte |
| Smooth Operator | Sade |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | |
| Something Stupid | Frank & Nancy Sinatra |
| Somewhere | Music: West Side Story |
| St. Louis Blues March | Glenn Miller |
| Stardust | Hoagy Carmichael |
| String of Pearls, A | Glenn Miller |
| Stripper, The | David Rose |
| Summer Wind | Frank Sinatra |
| Summertime (vocal) | Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) |
| Sway | Michael Bublé, Dean Martin |
| Take The A-Train | Duke Ellington |
| Tangerine | |
| Tea For Two (cha cha) | Irving Caesar |
| Teach Me Tonight | DeCastro Sisters (as well as Frank, Ella, Nat King Cole, ?) |
| Tequila | The Champs |
| That's A Plenty | |
| That's Amore | Dean Martin, Movie "The Caddy" |
| The Best is Yet to Come | Frank Sinatra. Also Michale Buble |
| The Tender Trap | Frank Sinatra |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | Frank Sinatra |
| This Masquerade | George Benson |
| Time After Time | Rod Stuart, Frank Sinatra |
| Travelin' Light | Diane Shuur with Count Basie |
| Un Dos Tres, Maria (Ricky Martin) | Ricky Martin |
| Unchain My Heart | Joe Cocker |
| Unchained Melody | The Platters, The Righteous Brothers |
| Unforgettable | Natalie (& Nat King) Cole |
| Vie en Rose, La | Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong |
| Viva Espa¤a (paso doble) | |
| Volare | Bobby Rydell |
| Waka Waka | Shakira (from Colombia. 2010 FIFA World Cup theme) |
| Watch What Happens | Michel LeGrand |
| Way You Look Tonight, The | Frank Sinatra |
| What A Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) |
| Whatever Lola Wantt | Musical: Damn Yankees |
| When I Fall In Love | Nat King Cole, Celine Dion |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | |
| Who's Sorry Now | Connie Francis |
| Wind Beneath My Wings, The | Bette Midler |
| Wipe Out | The Surfaris |
| Witchcraft | Frank Sinatra |