A captivating Vocal experience for Pops Orchestra Programming.
Joe Bourne The award winning vocalist of Jazz, Blues and Classic Pop Standards presents musical themes of Lou Rawls, Neil Diamond, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong, Joe Williams, Sammy Davis Jr. and other great gentlemen of jazz, blues and pop....Plus Composer themes and Spirituals.
Past Orchestra Performances:
The Tucson Pops Orchestra / Tucson, AZ
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra / Cleveland, Ohio
The Metropole Orchestra / The Netherlands
The Friedrickstad Palast Orchestra / Berlin, Germany
Bulgarian Radio and TV Orchestra / Bulgaria
The TV and Radio Festival Orchestra / Sopot, Poland
Carl Topilow Music Director and Conductor, Cleveland Pops Orchestra 1/10/05 writes “An outstanding vocalist with whom I had the pleasure of working with this past New Years Eve with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. A true professional in every sense, His smooth vocalism was matched by his emotional envolvement and satisfying delivery of each song. Our experience with Mr. Bourne was overwhelmingly positive and I would recommend him for future engagements with orchestras requiring a versatile and dynamic vocalist.
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Laszlo Veres, Music Director and Conductor, Tucson Pops writes "Great Job tonight! The audience loved you it was fun working with you. Thank you for your performance with the Pops. You are a showman and pro!"
1) See You When I Get There (Lou Rawls)
2) Lady Love (Lou Rawls)
3) All The Way (Lou Rawls)
4) Let Me Try Again (Frank Sinatra)
5) I Have A Dream (ABBA)
6) Love On The Rocks (Neil DIamond)
7) Up Where We Belong (Film theme, Officer and a Gentlemen)
8) Leroy Brown (Frank SInatra Arrangement)
9) It Was A Very Good Year (Frank SInatra)
10) Summertime (uptempo, my own arrangement)
11) Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
12) Sweet Lorraine (Nat King Cole)
13) Paper Moon (Nat King Cole)
14) Too Young (Nat King Cole)
15) Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)
16) Walking My Baby Back Home (Nat King Cole)
17) Straighten Up and Fly Right (Nat King Cole)
18) The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
19) Birth Of The Blues (Sammy Davis)
20) What Kind Of Fool Am I (Sammy Davis)
21) Secret Love (Swing)
22) Let Me Try Again (Sinatra)
24) What A Wonderful Wolrd (Louie Armstrong)
Plus Several Others..