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About The Ockbrook Big Band
Welcome to the Ockbrook Big Band; Derby’s local Big Band and most entertaining in the area. Providing entertainment for all your needs.
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The Ockbrook Big Band's Song list
Paris
2
Tequila
3
Caravan
4
Stomping at the Savoy
5
Malaguena
6
Fascination
7
Basie's Count
8
Lollipops and roses
9
Lullaby of Birdland
10
Gipsy in my soul
11
If I should fall in love again
12
Lady is a tramp
13
Moon river
No Trumpet 2 and 4 but playable
14
Always true to you in my fashion
15
Girl from Ipanema
16
Lovely lady
17
In the mood
18
St Louis blues
19
C'est ci bon
20
And I love you so
21
Moonlight serenade
22
Skyliner
23
Little boat
24
Pennsylvania 6-5000
25
American patrol
26
Harlem nocturne
27
Little brown jug
28
Last waltz
29
Chicago
30
Take the A train
31
Rock around the clock
32
Crocodile rock
33
You've changed
34
Cherokee
35
Serenade in blue
36
At last
37
Woodchopper's ball
38
Li'l darling
39
I'm getting sentimental over you
40
Moonglow
41
Azule
42
With a song in my heart
43
You always hurt the one you love
44
Fine romance
45
Way you look tonight
46
Opus one
47
I've heard that song before
48
Hello Dolly
49
Taking a chance on love
50
Swanee river
51
Summertime
52
String of pearls
53
Jersey bounce
54
Charleston
55
This guy's in love with you
56
Boogie woogie bugle boy
57
Adios
58
Mood indigo
59
Best is yet to come
60
Birth of the blues
61
Gay Gordons
62
Drumming man
63
I'm beginning to see the light
64
New York New York
65
Slow hot wind
66
Wonderful
67
Elmer's tune
68
Tribute to Benny
69
Eager beaver
70
Crazy he calls me
71
Song of India
72
That old black magic
73
Stardust
74
For all we know
75
South Rampart Street
76
Begin the beguine (Artie Shaw)
77
Blues on parade
78
Send in the clowns
79
High society
80
Days of wine and roses
81
St Louis blues
82
Swinging shepherd blues
83
Barn dance medley number 2
84
Hot toddy
85
I'll never smile again
86
Tuxedo junction
87
When Sunny gets blue
88
Gumball
89
Bill
90
I've got you under my skin
91
Moonlight in Vermont
92
Basin Street blues
93
Music box tango
94
Cabaret
95
Skin deep
96
That old Devil called love
97
Very thought of you
98
I wish I were in love again
99
Nice and easy
100
Perfidia
101
Nocturne (Trombone nocturne)
102
Watermelon man
103
C jam blues
104
Can't we be friends
105
It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)
106
3 sheets - Auld Lang Syne, God save the King, Handy tunes
107
Manhattan
108
Foggy day
109
James Last medley number 4
110
Here's that rainy day
111
Dream
112
Yes my darling daughter
113
Bill Bailey
114
Londonderry air
115
Apple tree
116
Mack the knife
117
I'll be with you in apple blossom time
No Trumpet 2
118
Come fly with me
119
We'll meet again
120
More
121
Sydney Thompson's barn dance medley no 2
122
Kiss in the dark
No Trumpet 2
123
Jumping at the woodside
124
Forgotten dreams
No Trumpet 2
125
More
126
Anniversary waltz
127
Bouncing with Basie
128
Don't get around much
129
Big bad Leroy Brown
130
I wanna be around
131
All the way
132
For once in my life
133
Nearness of you
134
Back Bay shuffle (Artie Shaw)
135
Intermission riff
136
Sing sing sing (Benny G)
No Baritone
137
Day by day
138
A time for love
139
920 special
140
Let me try again
141
Moten swing
142
Bye bye blackbird
143
Every time we say goodbye
No Trombone 4
144
All the blues that's fit to print
145
Rainy days and Mondays
No Alto 2 just a clarinet part
146
Yours
147
Just in time
148
Dear heart
149
Brazil
150
Apple honey
151
La Mer
152
Don't get around much anymore
153
Dream lover
154
My kind of girl
155
All the things you are
156
Bluesy Basie
157
Stealing apples
158
Easter parade
159
Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
160
Pennies from heaven
161
Five foot two, eyes of blue
162
Lady is a tramp
163
Paris skies
164
Too little time
165
Candleglow
166
The way we were
167
How do you like your eggs in the morning?
168
Poinciana
169
Miller medley
170
Almost like being in love
171
Let's dance (Benny G)
172
Kid from Red Bank
173
What's new
174
Minnie the Moocher
Trombone 1 has 2nd part
175
Summer wind
176
A certain smile
177
Shadow of your smile
178
Nearness of you
179
I left my heart in San Francisco
No Trumpet 4
180
Tangerine
181
Clementine
No Alto 2
182
Goody goody
183
Bye bye blackbird
184
Touch of Your Lips
185
Big Spender
186
How Insensitive
187
Saturday night jump
188
Sway
189
I've got a crush
No Trombone 4
190
Witchcraft
191
Cute
192
Shiny stockings
193
Hayburner
194
You make me feel so young
195
On the sunny side of the street
196
That's all
197
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps
198
Time after time
199
Baby it's cold outside
200
When I fall in love
201
Too darn hot
202
Teddy the toad
203
Wheels
204
Cheek to cheek
205
Nice work if you can get It
206
Too close for comfort
207
Jeannie
208
Crazy
209
Why don’t you do right?
210
Fly me to the moon
211
What a wonderful world
Trombone 1 has 2nd part
212
Until I met you
213
Stairway to the stars
214
Jacob Jones
215
Gal with the horn
216
Can't take my eyes off you
217
Answer me, my love
218
Charmaine
219
Makin' whoopee
220
There goes my everything
No trumpet 2
221
Don't be that way (Benny G)
222
Valerie
223
Send in the clowns
224
All my life
225
Tender trap
226
Most beautiful girl
227
Samantha
228
Armed forces melody
No Trombone 4
229
Splanky
230
Tonight
231
Where is the love
232
When I Fall in love
233
You're simply wonderful
234
Georgia on my mind
235
Strangers in the night
236
You do something to me
237
It's Impossible
238
Till
239
Sweet Georgia Brown
240
Satin doll
241
I Know why
242
Roll 'em (Benny G)
243
Somebody loves me
244
Sing along medley no 2
245
Flying home
246
Take the A train
247
Second hand Rose
248
I can't get started
249
It's only a paper moon
250
I could have danced all night
251
East Side Drive
252
My way
No bass, playing piano/guitar
253
Have you met Miss Jones?
254
Ain't that a kick in the head
255
How do you keep the music playing
256
Wave
257
It's Oh, so nice
258
Night train
259
Blue moon
260
My favourite things
261
That's life
262
Perfidia
263
Matt's Mexican special
264
Fantasy for saxophones
265
Wrap your troubles in dreams
266
Just the way you are
267
Desafinado
268
Night and day
269
Waltz medley no 1
270
Let's face the music
271
Over the rainbow
272
I wish you love
No Drums, using bass part
273
Don't know why
274
Day in day out
275
Straighten up and fly right
276
A beautiful friendship
277
From Russia with love
278
Get happy
279
I will survive
280
When Joanna loved me
281
What kind of fool am I
282
Orange coloured sky
283
Someone to watch over me
No tenor 2
284
Baker Street
285
Call me Irresponsible
286
Let there be love
287
Two O'clock jump
288
How high the moon
289
Do nothing till you hear from me
290
It had to be you
291
Nobody does it better
292
Domino
293
Shiny stockings
294
Get me to the church
295
Almost like being in love
296
Strike up the band
297
Man I love
298
We've only just begun
299
Something stupid
300
Truly
301
Taps Miller
302
Love letters
303
Easy to love
304
My baby just cares for me
305
How about you
306
Blue skies
307
Monterey
308
Amapola (Jimmy Dorsey)
309
Conga
No Piano, Alto 1
310
In a mellow tone
No Trombone 1
311
Frenesi
312
S' wonderful (Artie Shaw)
Potential Removal NO tenor 1 alto1, online or paper. Mark was getting from Rislety - Dave or Nick could you look?
313
Who's sorry now
314
Puttin' on the Ritz
315
Deep purple
316
Secret love
317
Where or when
318
Lullaby of Broadway
319
I Only have eyes for you
320
Please be kind
321
Travellin' light
322
Twisting drummer
323
How little we know
324
Sentimental journey
325
And all that jazz
326
I'm Gona sit right down
327
Don't it make my brown eyes blue
328
The man that got away
329
My foolish heart
330
Eye of the tiger
331
I went to a marvellous party
No Trombone 1
332
Sophisticated lady
333
Skyfall
334
All of me
335
Anything goes
No Trumpet 4, Trombones 3,4
336
All or nothing at all
337
At the Balalaika
338
Guantanamera
339
Heartaches
340
Into each life some rain must fall
341
Isle of Capri
342
May each day
343
September song
344
Dark eyes
No Trumpet 4, Trombone 4
345
Tea for two cha cha
346
Undecided
347
I just found out about love
348
Do nothin' till you hear from me
349
Cry me a river
350
Goldfinger
351
Diamonds are forever
352
Y viva Espana
No Drums
353
March of the mods
354
When you’re smiling
No Trumpet 3, tenor, Trombone 1 2 4, May be in an envelope
355
Go Daddy-o
356
Bandstand boogie
357
Mama Mia - it's Abba!
358
Two sleepy people
No Trombone 4
359
Flight of the Foo bird
360
Zing went the strings of my heart
Complete as Lally just wrote trombone 1 2, trumpet 1 2, alto 1, tenor 1
361
Bewitched
362
People
363
Close to you
No trombone 2
364
Our love is here to stay
365
Take the A train
366
Stella by starlight
No Ttrumpet 4
367
At Last (in style of Etta James)
No Trombone 4
368
Blue champagne
No Trombone 4
369
Volare
370
Fever
No Trombone 4
371
This little light of mine
372
Zing went the strings of my heart
373
Almost like being in love
374
A tisket a tasket
375
Alligator alley
376
Crystals
No Trombone 1
377
Piink Panther
No Trumpet 3
378
A touch of your love
379
The Veleta
No trumpet 3, 'Trombone' played by all
380
Canadian sunset
381
Thank heaven for little girls
382
Work song
383
Walk right in
No trombone 3 music 383 to end, have other trombones got these parts by mistake
384
16 men swinging
385
Beautiful Ohio
386
But not for me
No Drums
387
Caribbean clipper
388
Don’t get around much anymore
not sure if trumpet in correc key
389
Early autumn
390
Invitation
391
Killer Joe
392
Nightshades
393
Soft winds
394
Someone’s song
395
Take me out to the ballgame
396
That old feeling
397
Traces
398
Walk in the park
399
Wartime memories
400
What now my love
401
When Johnny comes marching home
various parts missing
James Bond film themes
The Ockbrook Big Band's Prices
Last updated: 2026
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
10 musicians
| Duration | Price | |
| Up to 1 hour | £1250 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £1562.50 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £1875 |
Packages
Combo dinner/dance10 musicians1 hour 30 minutes
A basic band line up comprising 12 band members, suitable for more intimate cocktail parties/receptions or where band size is limited by available room.
£1250
Corporate Event10 musicians1 hour 30 minutes
This type of event usually caters for dinner dances or corporate events and will involve a full band line up. The repertoire will include a substantial amount of dance floor fillers-pop, ballroom, Latin. It gives our dance instructors an opportunity to shine.
£1500
Theme nights10 musicians1 hour 30 minutes
This package involves a full band of 18 members and is specific for themed nights such as rat pack nights, movie theme nights, 007 James Bond themed nights. It is most suited to a listening audience such as casino nights or similar.
£1750
Wedding ceremony10 musicians2 hours
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. The price reflects the arrival time on site, often the band is required to arrive on site early afternoon before the ceremony and remain throughout the day and evening to also provide evening entertainment in addition to the ceremony. A evening event only would be less costly.
£2000
Add-ons
Compère and dance instruction
+£125
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
The variety of songs which comes from a very large repertoire of over 400 songs. Plus being able to offer themed evenings such as movie theme nights, rat pack and swing nights, 007 James Bond theme nights. We are also lucky in having several vocalists male and female who perform with us on a rota basis adding more to the variety.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
Masonic lodges. Air shows. Hotels. Social clubs, Wedding venues.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
Shirley Bassie, Frank Sinatra, count Basie, Glenn Miller, duke Ellington, Harry James. Michael Buble’. All major artists involved with the big band scene over the past 100 years.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
Derby City Lord Mayors dinner/dance. However all bookings are treated equally and professionally.
Do you have different line-up options?
We have 2 basic line up options from a 12 piece band up an 18 piece, customer requirements and budget will determine this. The line up for a 12 piece will be 4 saxes, 2 trumpets 2 trombones, drums, piano and bass plus a vocalist. An 18 piece will be a full big band comprising of 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, drums, piano, drums, guitar plus a vocalist.
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
We are used to last minute changes which invariably happen, we try to be flexible and will always try to accommodate the customer.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
Although we don’t offer a DJ service we can provide background music between band sets.
How much time do you need to set up?
If there is easy access 1-1.5 hours. 2 hours where there are stairs or difficult access.
Can you roam around while you perform?
Unfortunately no for the musicians although the vocalists have more freedom as they use radio microphones.
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Yes of course in fact this is encouraged.
Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?
Yes it is.
Can you learn song requests before the event?
We would review this on a case by case basis depending on available rehearsal time and being able to obtain written sheet music in good time before the event.
Musicianship
Genres:
Swing, Latin jazz, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Modern jazz, Ragtime
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Event types:
Corporate event, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Bar / Club / Venue event, Charity event
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