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Grand Marquis Band - Kansas City Swing Band / Hot Jazz Band
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Grand Marquis is Kansas City's hottest swing band / hot jazz band. The Grand Marquis act and dress the part bringing back memories of the big band era and the roaring 20's. Complete with a full horn section, upright bass and vintage musical equipment, Grand Marquis put on a jump jivin' show that will wear the audience out dancing!

The Grand Marquis first started jumping and swinging in 1998. Ten years, over 1200 shows, four recordings and a million miles later, they are in demand as one of the finest groups to come out of Kansas City since Prohibition ended. This versatile fivesome showcases KC-style jumpin' blues and hot swinging jazz, mixing fresh originals with timeless classics. With a distinct and captivating sound, they go from gypsy jazz to jug band stomp in a heartbeat. In addition to the quintet’s arsenal of vocals/4 saxes, trumpet, guitar, bass/vocals and drums they've recently added early jazz instruments like tuba, washboard, marimba & banjo.

Critics and fans alike are lending their praise. Winners of The X Entertainment Magazine's Best KC band in 2006 award and The Pitch reader's Best Jazz Band award in 2006 and 2007. Their latest recording "One More Day" promises to be the best yet, capturing some of the staples of swinging jazz while presenting original compositions destined to be instant classics. Experience the Grand Marquis yourself; hear echoes of the past, feel the energy of today and catch a glimpse of the future. They're a perfect musical fit with the jubilant, carefree flair of swing dancing. You won't want to stop dancing to their infectious music!

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Grand Marquis Band Songlist

Song Title	Description	Recorded By
18^th Sunday in Ordinary Time	jumping blues/swing	original
A Good Man Is Hard To Find	ragtime feel	Tom Waits
After You've Gone	swinging jazz	standard;Django Reinhardt
All Blues	3/4 mellow bluesy jazz	Miles Davis
Another Hour	ballad	original
Autumn Leaves	med tempo jazz	various
Avalon	uptempo jazz	various
Baby, I'm Crazy For You	ballad	original
Bad Dream Blues	1930's bluesy	original
Bad Habit Blues	jug band stomp	Memphis Jug Band
Black & Tan Fantasy	1920's jazz	Duke Ellington
Black Mumba	latin	Hellcat Trio
Blue Train	1960's jazz	John Coltrane
Blue Velvet	ballad	various
Body & Soul	jazz	Coleman Hawkins
Buddy Bolden's Blues	New Orleans early jazz	Buddy Bolden
Cadillac Boogie	jump blues	Jimmy Liggins
Careless Love	swinging jazz	WC Handy
Change My Way of Living	New Orleans early jazz	original
Christmas Card from a Foxhole	beat generation	original
Clarinet Marmalade	ragtime feel	various
Cointreau's Raid	dixieland	original
Cold, Cold Ground	ballad	Tom Waits
Come Rain or Come Shine	ballad	Sinatra, Billie Holiday
Comes Love	med tempo jazz	Billie Holiday
Daisies	uptempo jazz	original
Dark Eyes	gypsy jazz	various
Dinah	1920's jazz	various
Evenin'	med tempo jazz	Count Basie
Everybody Loves My Baby	1920's jazz	various
Everything I Got (I'll Give To You)	uptempo jazz	original
Fight In Every Bottle	rockabilly	original
Footprints	bluesy jazz waltz	Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis
Get It Right	bluesy stomp	original
Ginny Mule	jumping blues/swing	Big Maybelle
Good Rockin’ Tonight	jumping blues/swing	Wynonie Harris
Half the Money	med tempo jazz	original
Handclappin'	uptempo jazz	Red Prysock
Hang the Judge	modern delta blues	original
Harlem Nocturne	greasy ballad	The Viscounts
How Big Can You Get?	1930's jazz	Cab Calloway
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire	med tempo jazz	Harlan Leonard w/Myra Taylor
I Wonder	ballad	Cecil Gant
I'se a Muggin'	uptempo jazz	Django Reinhardt
If I Can Help Somebody	gospel feel	various
If It's Good	med tempo jazz	Julia Lee
If You'se a Viper	jazz (can vary tempo)	Louis Armstrong
I'm Glad There Is You	ballad	Lena Horne
Impressions	uptempo jazz	Miles
In a Sentimental Mood	ballad	various
Interplay	med tempo jazz	Bill Evans
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?	med tempo jazz	Louis Jordan
Juba and a O' Brown Squaw	New Orleans early jazz	Wynton Marsalis
Jump Back, Honey	jumping blues/swing	Hadda Brooks
Jumpin' at the Woodside/Moose the Mooche	swinging jazz	Count Basie, Charlie Parker
Keep your Hand on the Plow	gospel feel	Mahalia Jackson
Kiss of Fire	swinging jazz	Louis Armstrong
Kissing A Bottle	uptempo jazz	original
Lazy River	swinging jazz	Louis Armstrong
Lester Leaps In	uptempo jazz	Count Basie
Let it Snow	med tempo jazz	original
Let's Fall In Love	swinging jazz	various
Limehouse Blues	swinging jazz	various
Lonely Street (Nestico)	ballad	Count Basie
Lotus Blossom	greasy ballad	Julia Lee
Maiden Voyage	1960's jazz	Herbie Hancock
Michigan Rag	ragtime feel	Michigan J Frog
Milestones	swinging jazz	Miles Davis
Minnie the Moocher	1930's jazz	Cab Calloway
Minor Swing	swinging jazz	Django Reinhardt
Money	ragtime feel	Dr Teeth & Electric Mayhem
Moten Swing	med tempo jazz	Count Basie
Moving Out Today	med tempo jazz	original
My Sweet	swinging jazz	Django Reinhardt
Mystery Train	jumping blues/swing	Elvis, Little Junior & the Blue Flames
Night Is For Lovers	ballad	original
No More Worries	ballad	original
Ocean of Tears	jumping blues/swing	Big Maybelle
One More Day	med tempo jazz	original
One O'Clock Jump	med tempo jazz	Count Basie
One-Way Ticket	latin	original
Ool-Ya-Koo	uptempo jazz	Dizzy Gillespie
Our Day Will Come	ballad	various
Paseo Street Strut	med tempo jazz	original
Petite Fleur (Bechet)	uptempo jazz	Sidney Bechet
Piney Brown Blues	med tempo jazz	Big Joe Turner
Pink Champagne	med tempo jazz	Jimmy Liggins
Safronia B	swinging jazz	Calvin Boze
Single Malt Serenade	ballad	original
Skylark	ballad	Johnny Mercer
So Far Away	ballad	original
So Much Trouble	bluesy stomp	Titus Turner
So What	swinging jazz	Miles Davis
Solitude	ballad	Duke Ellington
Somebody Tell That Woman	uptempo jazz	Willie Dixon
Someday My Prince Will Come	ballad	Miles Davis
Something I Don't Have	swinging jazz	original
Souvenirs	ballad	Django Reinhardt
St. James Infirmary/Still Blue Water	bluesy stomp	various
St. Louis Blues	New Orleans early jazz	WC Handy
Straight, No Chaser	med tempo jazz	Thelonious Monk
Summertime (latin/swing version)	swinging jazz	various
Sweet Georgia Brown	med tempo jazz	various
Swinging the Blues	swinging jazz	Count Basie
T'ain't No Sin	ragtime feel	various
T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do	ragtime feel	Jimmy Witherspoon
Telephone Call from Istanbul	med tempo jazz	Tom Waits
Tell It To Me	ragtime feel	Leadbelly
That's a Pretty Good Love	jumping blues/swing	Big Maybelle
That's My Desire	med tempo jazz	Cats & the Fiddle
The Mooche	bluesy stomp	Duke Ellington
The More I See You	med tempo jazz	various
The Shadow Of Your Smile	ballad	various
The Sidewinder	1960's jazz	Lee Morgan
The Sun is Shining	swinging jazz	original
The Way You Look Tonight	swinging jazz	Frank Sinatra
The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise	New Orleans early jazz	Pops Foster, Doc Cheatham
There'll Be Some Changes Made	swinging jazz	Count Basie
They Can't Take That Away From Me	swinging jazz	Frank Sinatra
Tickle Toe	uptempo jazz	Count Basie
Tiger Rag	ragtime feel	various
Up the Line	bluesy stomp	Little Walter
We'll Meet Again	med tempo jazz	various
When the Saints Go Marching In	dixieland	various
Who's That Walking in Your Shoes?	bluesy stomp	original
Why Do You Treat Me This Way?	sultry lounge	original
Willow Weep For Me	ballad	Art Tatum
Wine Drinker	jumping blues/swing	The Orioles
Won't Be Wrong Boogie	jumping blues/swing	Count Basie
Yardbird Suite	med tempo jazz	Charlie Parker
You Ain't No Good to Me	rockabilly	original
You Can Hold Onto Me	bluesy stomp	original
You Can Never Hold Back Spring	uptempo jazz	Tom Waits
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To	med tempo jazz	Frank Sinatra
Young at Heart	ballad	various

The Grand Marquis - Jump Jivin' Swinging Jazz Band from Kansas City - available for wedding receptions, corporate events, theme parties (Speakeasy, 1940's Hollywood, Mardi Gras) and more!

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