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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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I have a Denver home-grown 14-piece traditional jazz big band called Dr. Bill Valentine's SERENADE IN BLUE SWING BAND and a 7-piece combo called VALENTINE'S BLUE GROTTO SEPTET (sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass, Drums, and piano). We play standard big band dance music of 1935 to 1950 and some 60's. The music repertoire includes ballads, waltzes, swing, Latin, and light rock dance music. We also have three vocalists within the band. Our goal is to keep alive the music traditions of World War II's big band dance music; music that was played by Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glen Gray, Jimmy Dorsey, Les Brown, and singers such as Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Doris Day, Billie Holliday, Anita O'Day, Helen O'Connel, Jo Stafford, Mel Torme, and many other renowned big bands/singers of that era. These are but a few of hundreds of big band dance standards in Serenade in Blue's music repertoire.
I've Never Been in Love Before - Kenton Style Ballad
Dreamsville - Ballad
Stray Cat Strut - Swing Vocal
Mustang Sally - Blues
April in Paris - Basie Swing
Since I Fell For You - Ballad
Sweets - Swing
The Shadow of Your Smile - Latin
720 in the Book - Swing
Tammy - Waltz
A Time For Love - Kenton Style Ballad
It Don't Mean A Thing - Swing
Makin' Whoopee - Swing Vocal
All of Me - Swing Vocal
By the Time I Get To Phoenix - C&W Ballad
Blue Moon - Swing
I Feel Good - Swinging Rock
Misty - Ballad
Sugar Blues - Blues
Watermellon Man - Swinging Blues
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Latin
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Latin Vocal
Embraceable You - Ballad
Canadian Sunset - Ballad
Java Jive - Swing
Moon River - Waltz
When I Fall in Love - Ballad
In the Mood - Swing
Jersey Bounce - Swing
Big Nosie in Winnetka - Swing
Here's That Rainy Day - Ballad
Polka Medley - Polka
Ain't Misbehavin' - Swing
Blueberry Hill - Light Rock
Have You Heard - Rock Ballad
I'll Never Smile Again - Kenton Style Ballad
Eager Beaver - Swing
Dancero - Latin
Beer Barrel Polka - Polka
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) - Latin
Night Train - Basie Swing
All I Ask - Ballad
Begin the Beguine - Latin
Me and My Shadow - Basie Swing
Stripper - Blues
When Sunny Gets Blue - Blues Vocal
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Ballad Vocal
Angel Eyes - Blues Ballad
Dream - Ballad
Satin Doll - Swing
I Remeber Clifford - Ballad
Two O'Clock Jump - Swing
Little Brown Jug - Swing
Allegheny Moon - Waltz
Woodchopper's Ball - Swing
The Moon Was Yellow - Latin Vocal
Mambo No. 5 - Latin
My Funny Valentine - Ballad
Kansas City - Swing Vocal
Sentimental Journey - Swing Ballad
Oye Como Va - Latin
Tenderly - Waltz
Take the "A" Train - Swing
Once Upon A Summertime - Latin
I'll Remeber April - Swing
Solitude - Ballad
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Moderate Ballad
Witchcraft - Swing
What's New - Ballad
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Swing
........and hundreds more.........
Go to this site to more information on the band:
www.gigmasters.com/40sband/WilburValentine
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