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                                                    The "B" Band

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                              Should a venue need a smaller, more intimate sound, Compost can break down into many smaller configurations.  These B-band versions of Compost, could be as little as trumpet/keys, bass, and guitar.  In these settings, we tend to focus on jazz-influenced arrangements of artists like Paul Simon and Sting, as well as, New Orleans-style covers of big band era standards (i.e. Scotch and Soda, Tangerine, In the Wee Small Hours, etc.).  I've listed a generally complete list of tunes we like to do below.

                              B Band Repertoire

                              A sampling of B Band tunes:
                              Traditional
                              1. Danny Boy
                              2. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 
                              3. In Heaven There Ain't No Beer
                               Singer-Songwriter
                              1. One More Try - Timmy T. 
                              2. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson 
                              3. Corner of the World - Jamiroquai
                              4. Walking on the Moon (F Ma) - Sting 
                              5. Englishman in New York (C mi) - Sting
                              6. Slip Sliding Away (G Ma) - Paul Simon 
                              7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor 
                              8. For No One - Beatles 
                              9. A Long December - Counting Crows
                              10. Who Says - John Mayer 
                              11. Too High - Stevie Wonder 
                              12. What a Day for a Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful 
                              13. Rodeo Clown - Jack Johnson 
                              14. Hard Times - David "Fathead" Newman 
                              15. Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest 
                              16. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan
                              17. Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller
                              18. Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix 
                              19. Power of Love - Huey Lewis 
                              20. Rescue - Lucinda Williams
                              21. Pirate Looks at 40 (Ab Ma) - Jimmy Buffet
                              22. Colour of our World - Chicago
                              23. Sonny Came Home - Mary Chapin Carpenter
                              24. Mandy - Barry Manilow 
                              25. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
                               Real Book Tunes
                              1. Sunny 
                              2. On the Sunny Side of the Street 
                              3. Beyond the Sea 
                              4. It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Don't Got That Swing 
                              5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 
                              6. God Bless the Child 
                              7. Scotch and Soda 
                              8. Tangerine 
                              9. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise 
                              10. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
                              11. Summerwind
                              12. Fly Me to the Moon 
                              13. Whisper Not - New lyrics 
                              14. Dat Dere 
                              15. Beginning to See the Light 
                              16. Games People Play 




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