With the irresistible blend of jazz, blues and fun called jump/jive music, The Retro Pack generate a highly charged atmosphere that really lets the good times roll. Prices: From £1050 +
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"We needed a band, to get guests dancing at our school leaving ball, at the last minute and on a fairly tight budget but Alive Network were easy to use and very accomodating.
Our coordinator was really excellent arranging payment etc. within a very tight time frame and we appreciated the opportunity to speak with the band leader directly, before the night.
We had few specific ideas as to which tunes we wanted but the band simply offered to keep the dance floor going - which they certainly did!
They were the perfect volume for the large space we had to fill and were friendly and approachable. With guests ranging in age from 17 to 65 the music appealed to all tastes with lots of well known numbers.
After the set guests commented on the high standard and benefits of having live performers and we would definitely recommend The Retro Pack and Alive Network!"
Line up: 5 piece lineup: Lead Vocals/Saxophone, Piano, Bass, Drums plus Trumpet or Saxophone or extra vocals.
Highlights *Rat Pack Swing Rock'n'Roll & Soul Band *Very experienced musicians *Huge varied repertoire of familiar songs *Extremely flexible *From 5 to 8-piece *Requests welcome *Highly reliable Introduction: The Retro Pack are an adaptable 5 to 8 piece band who love performing and who can rapidly make a dance floor seem irresistible to young and old alike. Formed by singer/saxophonist Kit Packham in 1984 to play jazzy R&B with a sense of humour and a twinkle in their eyes they were soon covering Rat Pack Swing Jazz Rhythm & Blues Rock'n'Roll Soul and Vintage Pop. Their material may come from past eras but most of it will be familiar from Hollywood TV and revivals by artists like Michael Buble Jools Holland or Diana Krall. It's worth listening closely to the lyrics though as Kit often slips in a local or topical reference. They recently played for the wedding reception of Joe Craig author of the Jimmy Coates books. Fay Weldon's son Nick played piano with them at the Waldorf Hotel and many rising stars of Britain's jazz scene have also appeared with them. Billy Jenkins Tim Richards Ike Leo Hilary Cameron and Nigel Price have all spent time as members of the band. Mark Lockheart, Karen Sharp, Jo Fooks, Richard Busiakiewicz, Martin France, Paul Robinson, Sam Kelly and Zoltan Dekany have all played occasional gigs with the band. The Lineup: Kit Packham leads the band on Vocals and Saxophones accompanied by Piano/keyboard, Bass and Drums plus one of the following: Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Guitar, or (Female) Lead Vocal to make the basic 5-piece. For an 8-piece, ALL those musicians will be playing. A variety of 6 or 7-piece line-ups are also easily arranged. You can choose which musicians you'd like or leave it to the band to pick the most suitable ones for your booking.
The Songs: The repertoire has well over 250 numbers and is still growing. There are plenty of slow romantic songs with which a new bride and groom may choose to "open the dancing" and lots of upbeat material to get everyone on the dance floor.
The Retro Pack's Set List / Repertoire
New! Christmas Repertoire! The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire....) White Christmas I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Santa Claus is Coming to Town Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Winter Wonderland Blue Christmas Mary's Boy Child
Standard Repertoire Only the more popular songs and tunes are shown here. They are shown once only under one of the following categories:
Jump’n’Jive; Rhythm & Blues; Rat Pack & similar; Mainstream Jazz; Jazz Ballads; Soul; Rock’n’Roll; Rock & Blues Ballads; Vintage Rock & Pop; Comic Novelties.In each category songs are arranged in alphabetical order. Many pieces could fit into 4 or more categories but multiple entries have been avoided. RAT PACK & SIMILAR Ain’t That a Kick in the Head Bad Bad Leroy Brown (The) Best Is Yet to Come Beyond the Sea Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Come Fly With Me Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes Fly Me to the Moon Have You Met Miss Jones I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Love Paris It Had To Be You I’ve Got You Under My Skin (The) Lady is a Tramp Let’s Face the Music & Dance Let There Be Love L-O-V-E Love Is Here To Stay Mack the Knife Makin’ Whoopee Mr. Bojangles My Funny Valentine New York New York Night & Day (A) Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Satin Doll Strangers In the Night Sway
VINTAGE ROCK & POP (The) Bright Side of the Road Bring Me Sunshine Bring It On Home to Me Brown eyed Girl Dance the Night Away Dixie Chicken Hi Ho Silver Lining How Sweet It Is I Saw Her Standing There Is This the Way to Amarillo? It’s Not Unusual Jackie Wilson Said Just the Way You Are Livin’ La Vida Loca Moondance On Broadway ‘Til There Was You Twistin’ the Night Away Under the Boardwalk
MAINSTREAM JAZZ Ain’t Misbehavin’ All of Me Baby Won’t You Please Come Home Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Cheek to Cheek Don’t Bother Me No More Don't Get Around Much Any More Feelin’ Good Fever Filthy McNasty Gimme That Wine (The) Girl From Ipanema Harlem Nocturne Hello Dolly Honeysuckle Rose I Can’t Get Started I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby It Don’t Mean A Thing In The Mood Java Jive Jumpin’ At The Woodside (A) Kiss to Build a Dream On Let’s Do It Lester Leaps In Manhattan Margarita! Moonlight Serenade My Baby Just Cares For Me On The Sunny Side of the Street Pennies From Heaven Pennsylvania 6-5000 Stompin’ at the Savoy Summertime S’Wonderful T’Aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do Take the A Train Tenor Madness They Can’t Take That Away From Me Until the Real Thing Comes Along Worksong Why Keep a Dog & Bark Yourself?
JAZZ BALLADS As Time Goes By Every Time We Say Goodbye Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You Georgia On My Mind I Ain’t Got Nothin But The Blues Moon River Round Midnight Sad Times. Co. UK True Love Unforgettable We Have All the Time In the World What A Wonderful World
JUMP/JIVE Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens Barnyard Boogie Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Big Ten Inch Record Bloodshot Eyes Caldonia Call The Police Chartreuse (The) Chicken & the Hawk Choo Choo Ch’Boogie Closer to the Bone Five Guys Named Moe Flip Flop & Fly Good Mornin’ Judge Hit That Jive Jack It Should Have Been Me I Want You to Be My Baby Jack You Dead Jumpin’ on the Bandwagon Jump Jive & Wail Just a Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody Let the Good Times Roll One Jump Ahead Reet Petite & Gone Romance Without Finance Saturday Night Fish Fry Straighten Up & Fly Right Sneaky Pete Three Handed Woman
SOUL Barefootin’ Dancing In The Street I Got You (I Feel Good) Knock On Wood Midnight Hour Mustang Sally My Girl Stand By Me Try a Little Tenderness
ROCK’N’ROLL Be My Guest Blueberry Hill Blue Monday Crazy Little Thing Called Love Heartbreak Hotel Hi Heel Sneakers I’m Walkin’ Jailhouse Rock Let the Four Winds Blow My Girl Josephine Nadine No Particular Place to Go Rock Around the Clock Shake Rattle & Roll Tequila Treat Me Nice Willie & the Hand Jive You Never can Tell
ROCK & BLUES BALLADS Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? I Cant Help falling In Love With You I Put A Spell On You I Will Not Be Your Fool Lets Stay Together Need Your Love So Bad (A) Perfect Day
RHYTHM & BLUES All Around the World (Grits Aint Grocery) Black Magic Woman Brown Sugar Busted Early in the Mornin’ Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Framed Green Onions Honky Tonk Women I Know Your Wig Has Gone I Live The Life I Love Jumpin’ Jack Flash (The) Last Meal Mary Ann My Babe One Mint Julep Pink Champagne Reet Petite Route 66 Soul Limbo Spooky Stray Cat Strut Three Cool Cats Who Drank My Beer COMIC NOVELTIES Basingstoke But I Was Cool Cleaning Up My Act I Wanna Be Like You Minnie the Moocher (The) Monster Mash What’s the Use of Getting Sober Whiskey Heaven Your Feets Too Big
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20/07/2010 The Retro Pack
"We needed a band, to get guests dancing at our school leaving ball, at the last minute and on a fairly tight budget but Alive Network were easy to use and very accomodating.
Our coordinator was really excellent arranging payment etc. within a very tight time frame and we appreciated the opportunity to speak with the band leader directly, before the night.
We had few specific ideas as to which tunes we wanted but the band simply offered to keep the dance floor going - which they certainly did!
They were the perfect volume for the large space we had to fill and were friendly and approachable. With guests ranging in age from 17 to 65 the music appealed to all tastes with lots of well known numbers.
After the set guests commented on the high standard and benefits of having live performers and we would definitely recommend The Retro Pack and Alive Network!"
Customer review by Ruth Nicholls
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