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Overview

  • Swing and jazz big band
  • Superb repertoire of classics from acts as diverse as Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Count Basie and Glen Miller
  • Perform as a nine piece band

Based in Edinburgh but play regularly throughout Scotland and across the UK.


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    About this Act

    Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and working world-wide, Fat Sams Swing Band occupies a niche in today's jazz-world that is virtually unique. Formed by Hamish McGregor towards the end of 1984, the band went 'live' on Valentines Day - 14th February 1985, and is one of the only professional standard 9-piece outfits working on a regular basis with a repertoire embracing - on the one hand the highly commercial 'jump-jive' music of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway and Louis Prima, and the swinging sounds of Glen Miller, to the small and big band music of the middle-period Ellington, Basie, etc..

    This breadth of repertoire, allied to highly-professional production, appearance and musical arrangements, permits the swing band to perform equally well in commercial function work (where the 'jump-jive' element predominates) and in Jazz Clubs, concert and festival work (where the instrumental element is greater).

    Versatility and variety is the band's 'by-line' and is such that it offers a wide variety of musical sounds and styles in its performance. Allied to a strong presentation, the band is both a highly polished jazz-based Showband and a serious interpreter of mainstream jazz.

    Whether you are putting together a specialist Jazz Festival or club programme, or require a lively and entertaining swing band for a function, dance or cabaret date, 'Fat Sams Swing Band 'can provide an exciting and suitably structured performance to meet your requirements'

    Fat Sams Swing Band also offers three speciality programmes for concert or cabaret dates:

     

    - 'A Tribute to Louis Jordan', the King of Jump-Jive,

    - 'A Night at the Cotton Club', featuring the music of early Ellington and Calloway - 1920's and 30's,

    - 'An evening of Jumpjive - Boogie - Swing - Jazz - Blues - R & B, from Glen Miller and Duke Ellington to Fats Domino and the 'Blues Brothers'

    that's FAT SAMS SWING BAND. Don't miss these foot tappin' finger snappin' shows.

    Led by Hamish McGregor and his white Clarinet, the band has toured world wide bringing its lively and entertaining style of 'Jazz' music to thousands.

     

    Testimonials

    "After a week of coming back down to earth after my awesome party at the Rowantree last Saturday, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and the guys for the most amazing way that you performed for us!

     
    All of you were totally superb and I can't thank you enough. The comments I've had from my friends about you have been fab!
     
    I'd recommend you guys to anyone!
     
    Thanks a million! And much continued success! You deserve it!"
     
    Elaine Milne - July 2018
     

    Set List

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    You name it, they can play it - everything from the highly commercial 'jump-jive' music of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway and Louis Prima, and the swinging sounds of Glen Miller, to the small and big band music of the middle-period Ellington, Basie, etc..
    They can also play a huge selection of pop floor fillers if you're not looking for a whole night of swing.
    Jazz & Swing...
    50 Cents.
    9.20 Special.
    A Fifth Of Beethoven.
    Airmail Special.
    All For The Love Of Lill
    All Of Me.
    All The Way.
    Alright O. K.
    Anthropology.
    Apple Honey.
    April In Paris.
    Bad Bad Leroy Brown .
    Basically Blue.
    Basin Street Swing.
    Beyond The Sea.
    Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style.
    Big Ten Inch.
    Black Butterfly.
    Blue Lou.
    Blues For Stephanie
    Body & Soul.
    Buona Sera.
    Caldonia.
    Change My Plan .
    Chartreuse.
    Chickens.
    Choo,Choo,Ch,Boogie.
    Clementine.
    Corner Pocket.
    Cottontail.
    Danny Boy.
    Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes.
    Down By The Riverside
    Down For Double.
    East of the Sun.
    Ellington Medley.
    Embraceable You
    Every Day I Have The Blues
    Everybody Eats.
    Fat Sam Boogie.
    Fat Sam From Birmingham
    Fats Domino Medley
    Five Guys Named Mo.
    Five Months Etc.
    Flat Foot Floozie.
    Flight Of The Foo Birds.
    Flying Home.
    Four Brothers.
    Gigolo/No Body.
    Glen Miller Medley.
    Guaglione.
    Guitar Boogie.
    Harry James Medley
    Have You Met Miss.Jones
    Hey Baba Rebop
    Hey Now Hey Now.
    Hi-De-Ho-Man.
    Honeysuckle Rose.
    Hoots Mon.
    How Long Must I wait For You.
    Hungry Man.
    I Can’t Get Started
    I Want A Roof Over My Head
    I’ve Got You Under My Skin
    Is You Is.
    Isn’t She Lovely.
    It Had To Be You.
    Jack You’re Dead.
    Jeeps Blues.
    Jump.
    Jumpin’ At The Woodside.
    Jumpin’ Jive.
    Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid
    Jungle King.
    Kick In The Head.
    Kid From Red Bank.
    Lazy River.
    Lester Leaps In .
    Let The Good Times Roll.
    Lil’ Darlin’.
    Loch Lomond.
    Lover Man.
    Mack The Knife.
    Makin’ Whoopee.
    Mambo No.5.
    Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On
    Minnie The Moocher.
    Mood Indigo.
    Moten Swing.
    Nat Cole Medley.
    Night Train
    Nosey Joe.
    Old Fat Sam.
    Old Man River.
    On The Sunny Side Of The St.
    One O’clock Jump.
    One Sweet Letter.
    Opus 1.
    Over The Rainbow.
    Pink Champagne
    Prima Medley.
    Reete, Petite & Gone.
    Rockin’ In Rhythm
    Roll’em Pete.
    Safronia ‘B’.
    Salt Peanuts
    Saratoga Swing.
    Saturday Night Fish Fry.
    Seven Come Eleven.
    Shape In A Drape.
    Shiny Stockings.
    Sinatra Medley
    Sing Sing Sing.
    Sittin’ On It All The Time.
    Skin Deep.
    Sophisticated Lady.
    Splanky.
    St. Louis. Blues
    St.Thomas.
    Stardust.
    Stompin’ At The Savoy
    Stranger On The Shore.
    Streamliner.
    Summer Wind
    Sure Had A Wonderful Time Last Night.
    Sweet Georgia Brown.
    Swingin’ Back.
    The Angels Sing.
    The Dripper.
    Two Blocks Down.
    Walk Between The Raindrops.
    What’s The Use Of Getting’ Sober.
    Whirly Bird
    Wonderwall.
    Woodchoppers Ball.
    You Know I Care.
    You Know It Too.
    Blues Brothers...
    Intro / Can't Turn You Loose / Goin' Back To Miami.
    Flip Flop & Fly.
    Mustang Sally.
    Peter Gun Theme.
    Blues Bros. Medley.
    Every Body Needs Somebody.
    Soul Medley.
    Minnie The Moocher .
    Soul Finger.
    Jailhouse Rock.
    Green Onions
    Respect
    Soul Man.
    Rawhide.
    Perry Mason/Cell Block No.9.
    Reete Petite.
    Sweet Home Chicago.
    Ray Charles Medley.
    Bill Haley Medley.
    James Brown Medley
    Pops...
    Bend Me / Keep on Runnin’ / Proud Mary
    Sweet Caroline / Hi-Ho Silver Lining
    If Paradise
    James Brown Medley
    Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
    Love Is In The Air
    Elvis Medley
    Uptown Girl
    Amarillo
    Dance The Night Away
    Sir Duke
    I’m So Excited
    Things
    Tom Jones Medley
    River Deep
    Motown Medley
    Dock of the Bay
    You To Me Are Everything
    La Vida Loca
    YMCA

    Lineup

    • 9 piece band consisting of Clarinet/Saxophone/vocals, Trumpet, Trombone, Alto/Baritone Saxophone, Tenor saxophone, Guitar/vocals, Bass, Keys and Drums.

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • Two 60 minute sets.

    Tags

    • 6+ piece
    • backing vocals
    • brass / horns
    • costumes
    • double bass
    • horn section
    • male vocals
    • saxophone
    • trombone
    • trumpet

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    2. Scotland
    3. Edinburgh
    4. Act Styles
    5. Jazz, Blues, Big Band, Jive & Swing Bands
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