“Swing Ladies Swing”, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era with Carol Welsman
Show Program
Lighting preferences: creams, amber, mauves, pinks, blues
* symphony arrangement
Symphony Overture 10:00
Song Singer Solos Length Feel Lighting
1) Cheek to Cheek* Sax 4:06 Up CW Bright/warm spot- Carol follow spot CW says good evening, Swing etc. 2:00
2) A Tisket A Tasket (4tet) Ella Fitzgerald CW 2:36 Med SW 4tet/CW CW talks about Ella, scat 1:30 club-like
3) I hear Music/ How high the Moon (4tet) CW 4:50 Up SW 4tet/CW Sax trades club-like
CW talks about Sarah / in French 1:00 4) What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? Sarah Vaughan Sym 4:46 Ballad CW/Sym
CW talks about Billie 1:00 5) God Bless the Child * Billie Holiday Sax 5:16 Ballad Amber
Segue into
6) Taking a Chance on Love (4tet) Sax 3:48 Med SW 4tet/CW Carol – piano Special-Piano CW talks about grandfather 3:00 CW acknowledges symphony - rise :30
7) More Than You Know * Carmen McRae Sym/Sax 4:09 6/8 feel SYM Slow
Approx. Running Time 49:00
Intermission
Second Half
Carol Welsman “Swing Ladies Swing”, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era
Enter Symphony
Enter Carol & Quartet
Song Singer Solos Length Feel Lighting
Symphony Opens 10:00
1) Honeysuckle Rose * Lena Horne 3:33 Med SW Smokey talks about Lena Horne
Announce in Italian
2) If I Were a Bell * Piano 3:34 Up SW ends w/ gong
CW walks to piano, talks about Dinah Washington
(Carol Piano/Vocals)
3) Carol – Solo Piano/Vocal Dinah Washington 5:56 4tet Ballad Spot/Piano Only
Segue into (Carol goes back to front mic)
4) Black Coffee * Peggy Lee Piano 5:06 Blues Blue CW talks about Peggy Lee :30
5) Manana (4tet) Flute 3:00 Samba Follow spot
Segue to
6) Fever * 3:25 Med SW Amber
7) Over the Rainbow * Judy Garland sym/CW 5:00 Ballad CW/sym only
Bows- Orchestra play additional 8 Bars - Bar 64 - 71
Encores
8) Cottontail Quartet 4:00 Up Club
9) Do it Again * sym/CW 3:45 Ballad Romantic
Total Running Time 46:00 (approx)