Need ideas for songs for our duo

[Robert]

Got any ideas? We need some nice "cocktail-ishy" songs for Myra and I. She sometimes plays acoustic, but I'd like to use some delay and maybe my JamMan for a bigger sound.

Examples of what currently do:

# Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
# Perpetual Blues Machine - Keb Mo
# Route 66 - Nat King Cole
# Stormy Weather - Ella Fitzgerald/Etta James
# Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper (inpspired by Eva Cassidy)
# Speed of The Sound Of Loneliness - John Prine
# Blues On A Holiday - Susan Tedeschi

Need ideas... we have a gig coming up next month (for an organic foods conference).

 

[marnold]

How about "Life by the Drop"?

 

[Spudman]

Yes - You and I
Spirit - Nature's Way
Supertramp - Give A Little Bit

 

[R_of_G]

Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" a la Bill Frisell's version

 

[Jimi75]

Hello Robert,

You should check Dinah Washington's *definitive* cd. There you will find some couple of brilliant numbers for such an occasion. Don't buy the best of cds of her, as some songs are missing!

I only say "Mad about the boy", "Unforgettable", "What a diff'rence a day made"

Picked out Dinah, 'cause I think your singer will like it

Good luck for learning the songs

Jimi

 

[Tone2TheBone]

How 'bout some Carpenters duh.

 

[Robert]

Give me specific song suggestions, please.

 

[Lev]

Moondance - Van Morrison

 

[Robert]

Moon Dance is tricky because of the walking bass. I'd definitely have to use the JamMan with a pre-recorded bass line for that one.

 

[warren0728]

<holding up a lighter>....freebird! :dude:

ok....how about summer breeze by seals and croft....

ww

 

[Spudman]

Ray Wilson - Change

 

[player]

Spirit In The Sky - Kentucky headhunters,not sure how you feel about boogie
as that is what it is.much like Canned heat material(refried boogie) anyway

 

[sunvalleylaw]

A Coltrane-ish "Favorite Things" sounds nice for cocktail hour type background. Lots of room for quiet expression. Ever since your "Bird" lick lesson, I have liked the idea of moving breath instrument solo work over to lead guitar.

 

[marnold]

"Cry Love" by John Hiatt

You could probably lose/fake the mandolin part.

 

[Robert]

Marnold, good suggestion! I have been trying to get Myra to do this one. I love this song so much. One problem is the vocal harmony. I probably don't sing well enough to do a real good job of the chorus vocal harmonies. Do you think it's possible to skip the vocal harmony?

 

[Katastrophe]

How about "Fly Me to the Moon" ?

 

[marnold]

Do you think it's possible to skip the vocal harmony?

You probably could. Or try it, you'll never know what will happen!

Or get one of these.

 

[Robert]

We already do Fly Me To The Moon - a little hard to make sound interesting with no walking bass though. Spudman gives me suggestion of stuff I've never heard. Boogie is not quite the right style for cocktail music. Favorite Things is hard to play on a duo.

 

[Robert]

summer breeze by seals and croft... maybe, not bad song!

Dinah Washington - good suggestion, thanks Jimi! :bravo:

Thanks, Pancaker!

 

[warren0728]

summer breeze by seals and croft... maybe, not bad song!

Thanks, Pancaker!

can't believe you would choose summer breeze over freebird! :whatever: :rotflmao:

ww

 

[R_of_G]

A Coltrane-ish "Favorite Things" sounds nice for cocktail hour type background. Lots of room for quiet expression. Ever since your "Bird" lick lesson, I have liked the idea of moving breath instrument solo work over to lead guitar.

in many Allman Bros. solos, Dickie Betts did just that with Trane's version of that song with great results. i know i get a lot more ideas for licks from horn players than i do guitar players.