SwingDJs

Hi all,

I'm in the process of putting together a radio show featuring all songs which have the word 'moon' in the title.

Here is a list I current have. If you have other songs, or particular favorites of one of these songs, let me know. Have fun:

Blue Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
How High the Moon
It's Only a Paper Moon
Moonlight Serenade
Moon Love
Moon over Miami
Moon River
Moon Song - Annette Hanshaw
Moonglow
Moonlight Becomes You
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight Love
Moonlight Sonata
Moonray
Old Devil Moon
Orchids in the Moonlight
Pale Moon
The Moon is Low
The Moon of Manakoora
The Moon Over the Sea

You're missing one of my favorites that I play all the time: "Destination Moon".

Would Van Morrison's "Moon Dance" be a stretch for your show? Dancers certainly love it.

Jesse

I have a compilation somewhere that has Mel Torme singing "Swingin' on the Moon". I love that song.

Looks like a great show!

Tina

Moonmist (Ellington)

I love moon songs. From my collection, what you didn't mention:

"A Sailboat in the Moonlight" - Billie Holiday
"I Wished on the Moon" - Billie Holiday
"It's Like Reaching for the Moon" - Billie Holiday
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Basie
"Shine On, Harvest Moon" - Basie
"Moonrise on the Lowlands" - Fletcher Henderson
"Devil in the Moon" - Taft Jordan and the Mob
"If the Moon Turns Green" - Taft Jordan and the Mob.

JesseMiner wrote:...Would Van Morrison's "Moon Dance" be a stretch for your show? Dancers certainly love it....

Jesse,

One question, does it swing? I'm not familiar with this track.

Personally, I love to dance to it--but foxtrot.

However, it certainly fills a room with people who know how to lindy, too. Its timbre is definitely different from a lot of other swing music, but I imagine that matters less to an audience with something to do besides listen (that is, dance).

Rhythmically, though, it does lend itself to dancing.

Moonlight And Magnolias, Chick Webb and His Orchestra
There's Frost On The Moon, Chick Webb and His Orchestra
The Moon Is Grinning At Me, Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Moonlight and Shadows, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Moonshine Over Kentucky, Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra
Moonbeams, Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra
Moon Mist, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Moon Over Cuba, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Moon Country, Casa Loma Orchestra
Carolina Moon, Thelonious Monk
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Oscar Peterson Trio
Moon Romance, Duke Ellington Small Groups
My Heart Jumped Over The Moon, Duke Ellington Small Groups
The Moon Got In My Eyes, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Oh You Crazy Moon, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Billie Holiday
What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl, Billie Holiday
Moonlight On The River, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Jerry_Jelinek wrote:

JesseMiner wrote:...Would Van Morrison's "Moon Dance" be a stretch for your show? Dancers certainly love it....

One question, does it swing? I'm not familiar with this track.

Give it a listen and decide for yourself: The Best of Van Morrison

Jesse

Sweet Moonsong - Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson
No Moon at All - Basie/Joe Williams

Michael Buble also has a new version of Moondance that is out right now.

Moon over Bourban Street - Sting (yes, it swings)

Of what's not listed yet that I have in my collection:

East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) - Diana Krall, "When I Look in Your Eyes"
A New Moon and an Old Serenade - Cab Calloway
Crazy Moon - Alien Fashion Show (this can be your Neo-swing tribute!)

GuruReuben wrote:What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl, Billie Holiday

Thought that was "... what a boy" ermz

No Moon at All- Count Basie, Joe Williams vocal Breakfast Dance and Barbecue

You could add "Man from mars" and throw everyone off, hehehe