About
Mystic is a jazz band for hire in Perth, WA.
Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone are the reference points for Mystic, and the lead vocal carries a deep, soulful tone that surprises people the first time they hear it. The Perth group have performed internationally and shared stages with Vince Jones and James Morrison, which tells you something about the standard of the playing. What they do best is the polished, intriguing version of a standard you thought you knew. Book them as a duo, trio, quartet or quintet depending on the room. Weddings, cocktail parties, corporate events, birthdays, venue work and special occasions all suit, and background is where they shine.
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Song list
31 songs
All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern (rec. Ella Fitzgerald)
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
Black Coffee – Sonny Burke (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers (rec. Ella Fitzgerald)
Blue Skies – Irving Berlin (rec. Ella Fitzgerald)
Body and Soul – Webster & Green (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
But Not for Me – George Gershwin (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin (rec. Ella & Basie)
Eleanor Rigby – the Beatles (arranged for jazz ensemble)
Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh (rec. Nina Simone)
Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
Foolin’ Myself – Lawrence & Tinturin (rec. Billie Holiday)
Girl from Ipanema – Jobim (rec. Ella Fitzgerald)
Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers (rec. Frank Sinatra)
I Should Care – Stordahl, Cahn, Weston (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
I Want You Back – the Jackson 5 (arranged for jazz ensemble)
Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson (rec. Nina Simone)
Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill (rec. Anita O’Day)
Mean to Me – Turk & Ahlert (rec. Billie Holiday)
My Favourite Things – Richard Rodgers (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers (rec. Sarah Vaughan)
Night and Day – Cole Porter (rec. Billie Holiday)
Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin (rec. Frank Sinatra)
Summertime – George Gershwin (rec. Billie Holiday)
