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Remember, it's your day and it's about what you want, but here are a few ideas for putting together a fantastic cocktail hour, dinner music, and dance portion of the evening.
All That Jazz
Art Blakey - Bill Evans - Cannonball Adderley - Charlie Parker - Clifford Brown - Dave Brubeck - Dexter Gordon - Duke Ellington - John Coltrane - Lee Morgan - Lester Young - Lionel Hampton - Miles Davis -Modern Jazz Quartet - Oscar Peterson - Thelonius Monk - More
High Standards
Billie Holiday - Bobby Darin - Dean Martin - Diana Krall - Ella Fitzgerald - Frank Sinatra - Harry Connick, Jr. - Henry Mancini - Julie London - Louie Armstrong - Michael Buble - Nat King Cole - Rosemary Clooney - Tony Bennett - More
Swing Sets
Benny Goodman - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Brian Setzer Orchestra - Count Basie - Duke Ellington - Glenn Miller - Louie Prima - Royal Crown Revue - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Tommy Dorsey - More
World Premiere
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Astrud Gilberto - Buena Vista Social Club - Celia Cruz - Edith Piaf - Hilton Ruiz - Joao Gilberto - Paris Combo - Pink Martini - Tito Puente - More
Heart & Soul
Al Green - Barry White - The Drifters - Gladys Knight - Jackie Wilson - Marvin Gaye - Otis Redding - The Platters - Ray Charles - Sam Cooke - Smokey Robinson - Solomon Burke - Stevie Wonder - The Temptations - More
The Light Alternative
Bon Iver - Cat Power - Coldplay - Cowboy Junkies - Elliott Smith - Dave Matthews Band - Feist - Fiona Apple - Fleet Foxes - Jack Johnson - John Mayer - Mazzy Star - Norah Jones - Phoenix - Rachael Yamagata - Ray LaMontagne - Regina Spektor - Rufus Wainwright - Ryan Adams - Sigur Ros - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - More
Acid Jazz / Downbeat / Electro
Air - Bjork - Boards of Canada - Citizen Cope - DJ Krush - Frou Frou - Goldfrapp - Imogen Heap - Jazzanova - Koop - Massive Attack - MF Doom - Moby - Portishead - The Postal Service - Radiohead - RJD2 - Royksopp - Saint Germaine - The Shins - Thievery Corporation - Tosca - Zero 7 - More
The Packed Dance Floor
ABBA - The Beatles - Beck - Bel Biv Devoe - Beyonce - Billy Idol - Black Eyed Peas - Bon Jovi - Cascada - The Clash - Daft Punk - Earth, Wind, and Fire - Flo Rida - Frank Sinatra - Gnarls Barkley - Gorillaz - Gwen Stefani - Iggy Pop - The Isley Brothers - The Jackson 5 - The Jam - James Brown - Jay-Z - Justin Timberlake - Kanye West - Katrina and the Waves - Lady GaGa - Madonna - MGMT - MIA - Michael Jackson - New Order - Outkast - Peter Bjorn & John - Pink - Prince - Rihanna - Rob Base - Run DMC - Sean Paul - Stevie Wonder - The Temptations - The Ting Tings - More
And a Few Songs You May Want to Exclude to Make Your Night Extraordinary
The Macarena - The Electric Slide - The Cha-Cha (or Casper) Slide - The Chicken Dance - The Hokey-Pokey - Cotton-Eye Joe - Songs from Grease - Old Time Rock and Roll - Novelty Country Songs - Celebration - Limbo Rock - Margaritaville - Themed Medleys - Dances Requiring a Lesson - Unnecessarily Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
But remember, it's all about what you want. We have a diverse library beyond the party staples and always encourage "Please Play" and "Do Not Play" lists in preparation for your event.
