David glen Poncé Sings Jazz Standards
Jazz Combos: Kick Up Your Gig, Mix In a Memorable Instrument
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Want to mix some just-right vocal numbers into your next gig? David Glen Poncé performs a repertoire of over 360 Jazz and Great American Songbook Standards and can fit into your groove or provide counterpoint to it.
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Need a stand-in Standards singer who can cover your (default key) male charts? David Glen Poncé's voice, stage presence and dynamic delivery delight audiences, energize players, and keep things swinging.
Venues and Lounges: Subtle-But-Remarkable "Background" Music
Larger Ensembles: An Accomplished Vocalist Who Connects and Delivers
Venues and Lounges: Subtle-But-Remarkable "Background" Music
David Glen Poncé will bring an experienced, currently-performing Jazz piano or Jazz guitar player and (if needed) keyboard and PA system to your venue. Need an hour of velvety vocals? Two? Three? No problem.
Repertoire • Performance Options
Jazz & GASB Standards Selections
Jazz & GASB Standards Selections
Jazz & GASB Standards Selections
David Glen Poncé offers these Jazz and Great American Songbook (GASB) selections for public performance. Most are performed in Real Book (default male) key.
- A Beautiful Friendship (fun as Bossa) • C, book key
- A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes • G, book key
- A Kiss to Build a Dream On • C, book key
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square • C
- A Night In Tunisia • D-, book key
- A Wonderful Day Like Today • C
- Acc-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive • F, book key
- *After You've Gone • Bb, book key
- Agua De Beber • D-, book key
- *Ain't Misbehavin' • C, book key
- *Alfie • Bb, book key
- *All Blues • G, book key
- All I Do Is Dream Of You • Ab
- *All Of Me • C, book key
- *All Of You (fun as a Bossa) • Db maj.
- All Or Nothing At All • A-, book key
- *All The Things You Are (interesting w verse, sheet music available) • Ab maj., book key
- *Almost Like Being In Love • Ab maj., book key
- *Alone Together • D-, book key
- Always (fun as a Cha-Cha) • F, book key
- An Affair To Remember • A-
- *Angel Eyes (dark, but cool) • C-, book key
- *April In Paris (nice for Spring/April!) • Bb maj.
- As Time Goes By • C
- *Autumn In New York • F, book key
- *Autumn Leaves • Eb-
- Avalon • F
- Baby Face • C
- Baltimore Oriole • G-, book key
- Besame Mucho • D-
- The Best Is Yet To Come • Ab maj., book key
- Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (as a Cha-Cha is fun!) • C
- Bewitched • G
- Beyond The Sea (La Mer) • F, book key
- *Black Orpheus (Manhá De Carnaval, A Day In The Life Of A Fool) • G-
- Blame It On My Youth • Eb, book key
- *Blue Moon • Eb, book key
- *Blue Skies • Eb
- *Body And Soul • Db, book key
- Born To Be Blue • C, book key
- *But Beautiful • Eb
- *But Not For Me • C
- By Myself • F, book key
- *Bye, Bye Blackbird (fun as a Cha-Cha) • F, book key
- Call Me Irresponsible • Eb
- Change Partners* (fun as a Cha-Cha) • F, book key
- Cheek To Cheek • C, book key
- Come Fly With Me • C
- *Come Rain or Come Shine • C (not book key)
- Comes Love • Eb-
- *Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) • C, book key
- Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep* • C, book key
- Crazy She Calls Me • F, book key
- Cry Me A River • C
- *Darn That Dream • G, book key
- Day By Day • G, book key
- Day In, Day Out • Bb
- *Days Of Wine And Roses • Eb
- Dearly Beloved • C, book key
- Deep Purple • Eb
- *Desafinado (Bossa) • F
- Dindi (Rubato, then Bossa) • C
- *Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me • F
- Don't Be That Way • Eb, book key
- Don't Blame Me • C, book key
- Don't Fence Me In • F
- *Don’t Get Around Much Anymore • C, book key
- Don’t Go To Strangers • Ab
- Down With Love • G
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me • C, book key
- Drinking Again • C, book key
- Early Autumn • C, book key
- *East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) • G, book key
- *Easy Living • Eb
- *Easy To Love • G, book key
- *Embraceable You (as Bossa or Cha-Cha is fun) • F maj.
- *Emily • C
- *Everything Happens To Me* • Ab maj.
- Ev'rything I Love • Eb
- *Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye • Eb, book key
- *Exactly Like You • Eb
- Flamingo • C
- Feeling Good • Eb-, book key
- Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue • C, book key
- *Fly Me To The Moon (fun as Bossa or in ¾) • C, book key
- *A Foggy Day (In London Town) F
- The Folks Who Live On The Hill • C, book key
- For All We Know • Eb, book key
- For Sentimental Reasons • Db, book key
- Four* • Eb, book key
- Frim Fram Sauce* (fun and different) • Ab maj.
- *Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? • Eb, book key
- *Georgia On My Mind • F, book key
- Get Happy • C
- Give Me the Simple Life • Eb, book key
- *The Girl From Ipanema • F, book key
- The Glory Of Love (as Bossa is fun) • Eb
- *God Bless the Child • Eb
- *Gone With The Wind • C
- Good Morning, Heartache • C-, book key
- The Good Life • F
- *Have You Met Miss Jones? • F, book key
- He (She) Was Too Good To Me • C
- Hello Young Lovers (3/4 time is nice) C, book key
- *Here's That Rainy Day • Eb
- Home (When Shadows Fall) • C
- *Honeysuckle Rose • F, book key
- How About You? • F, book key
- *How Deep Is The Ocean? • Db maj.
- *How High The Moon • F
- *How Insensitive • D-, book key
- (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know (Springer/Leigh) • F
- How Little We Know (Carmichael/Mercer) • Ab
- *How Long Has This Been Going On? • F, book key
- I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me • Bb
- *I Can't Get Started (with You) • C, book key
- *I Can’t Give You Anything But Love • Eb
- I Concentrate On You • Eb, book key
- I Could Have Danced All Night • A maj.
- I Could Write A Book • Bb maj.
- *I Cover the Waterfront • F
- I Didn't Know About You • F, book key
- *I Didn't Know What Time it Was • G, book key
- *I Fall In Love Too Easily • Eb, book key
- *I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) • F
- I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues • G
- I Get A Kick Out Of You • Eb, book key
- I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) • Bb, book key
- I Had the Craziest Dream • Bb
- I Keep Going Back to Joe's • C, book key
- I Love My Wife • C
- *I Love You • Eb
- *I Only Have Eyes For You • C, book key
- I Remember You • F, book key
- I See Your Face Before Me • Eb, book key
- I Should Care • C
- *I Thought About You • Eb
- I Walk A Little Faster • Eb
- I Wanna Be Around • Ab
- I Want To Talk About You • C
- I Wish I Knew • F
- I Wish You Love • Eb, book key
- If I Had You • Ab
- I’ll Be Seeing You* • D
- I'll Close My Eyes • F, book key
- I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) • Bb
- *I’ll Remember April (nice for Spring/April) • G
- I’m Beginning To See The Light • F
- I'm Confessin' That I Love You • Ab, book key
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You • F, book key
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter • G, book key
- *I'm In The Mood for Love • C, book key
- I’m Through With Love • Eb
- *In A Mellow Tone • Ab, book key
- *In A Sentimental Mood • A- (minor)
- *Indiana (Back Home Again In) • Eb
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning • Bb
- It Amazes Me (my iReal chart has verse) • Eb
- *It Could Happen To You • Eb, book key
- *It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) • Bb, book key
- *It Had to Be You • F
- *It Might As Well Be Spring • F
- *It Never Entered My Mind • F, book key
- I've Found A New Baby • C-
- I've Got A Crush On You • G
- I’ve Got The World On A String • Eb
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin (as a Bossa is fun) • D
- I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face • C
- I've Never Been In Love Before • Bb, book key
- I've Told Ev'ry Little Star • F, book
- Isn’t It Romantic? • Db
- It’s A Blue World • F
- It's Easy to Remember • Eb, book key
- It’s Only A Paper Moon • F
- Jeannine (Last Time I Saw) • Ab Major, book key
- Jingle Bell Rock • C
- *Just Friends • G, book key
- Just In Time • Ab
- *Just One Of Those Things • F, book key
- Just Squeeze Me • Eb
- The Lamp Is Low • G, book key
- Last Night When We Were Young • F
- *Laura • C, book key
- Let There Be Love • C
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off • Eb
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) • Bb, book key
- Le's Fall In Love • Bb
- Let's Face The Music And Dance • C, book key
- Let’s Get Lost • C, book key
- *Like Someone In Love • C
- Little Jazz Bird • G, default key
- Look For The Silver Lining • Eb
- *Love For Sale • Bb-, book key
- *Love Is Here to Stay • Eb
- Love Walked In • Eb, book key
- Lover (When You're Near Me) • Bb
- Lover, Come Back to Me • F
- L-O-V-E • G, book key
- Lucky To Be Me • F, book key
- *Lush Life • Db maj.
- Make Someone Happy • Eb
- Makin' Whoopee • F
- Manhá de Carnaval •
- Manhattan • Eb
- *Mean To Me • F, book key
- *Meditation • C, book key
- Memphis In June • C
- Miss Otis Regrets • Eb, book key
- *Misty (maybe cliché at this point, but a diamond IMHO) • Eb
- *Mood Indigo • Ab, book key
- Moonglow • F
- Moonlight Becomes You • F, book key
- *Moonlight In Vermont • Eb, book key
- Moon River • C, book key
- Mona Lisa • C
- *More Than You Know • C, book key
- *My Foolish Heart • Bb, book key
- *My Funny Valentine • C
- *My Heart Stood Still • F, book key
- *My One And Only Love • C, book key (or Eb, preferred)
- *My Romance • Bb
- *Nature Boy • C-
- *The Nearness Of You* (as Samba is fun) • Eb
- Nice 'N' Easy • C, book key
- *Nice Work if You Can Get It • G, book key
- *Night And Day • C
- *Night In Tunisia • D-, book key
- Nobody Else But Me • C
- No Moon At All • D-, book key
- No One Ever Tells You • Eb, book key
- Oba Oba • A maj. (Bossa, have chart)
- Oh, Lady Be Good • Eb
- Old Devil Moon • Eb
- *On A Clear Day • Eb
- On A Slow Boat To China (fun) • Ab
- *On Green Dolphin Street • C
- On The Street Where You Live • Ab
- *On The Sunny Side Of The Street • Ab
- *Once I Loved • C-
- One For My Baby (“It’s Quarter Till Three...”) • C
- *One Note Samba • Bb, book key
- The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else • F
- Orange Colored Sky • Ab
- *Out of Nowhere • G, book key
- *Over The Rainbow • C
- *Pennies From Heaven • Ab
- Pick Yourself Up • F, book key
- People Will Say We’re In Love • Bb
- *Polka Dots and Moonbeams • F, book key
- *Prelude To A Kiss • C, book key
- Pure Imagination (cool as a Bossa) • C
- Put On a Happy Face • Eb, book key
- *Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) • C, book key
- The Rainbow Connection • G
- *'Round Midnight • Eb- , book key
- Route 66 • Eb
- Ruby, My Dear • Eb, book key
- (I Left My Heart In) San Francisco (fun as a Bossa) • Ab
- *Satin Doll • Bb
- *Secret Love • Eb, book key
- September In The Rain • Eb, book key
- September Song • Bb, book key
- She’s Funny That Way* • C
- *Skylark • C
- *Smile • Eb
- *Smoke Get In Your Eyes • Eb, book key
- Só Danço Samba • F
- So In Love • F-
- So Nice (Summer Samba) • Ab
- *Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise • C-, book key
- Some Other Time (Sheet music also available, great song) • Bb
- Somebody Loves Me • F, book key
- *Someone To Watch Over Me • C
- *Solitude • Eb, book key
- *Some Of These Days • F, book key
- Sometime Ago • F, not book
- *Sophisticated Lady • Gb
- *Speak Low • F, book key
- *Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most • C
- *Spring Is Here • Ab, book key
- Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year • Eb, book key
- Stairway To The Stars • C
- *Star Dust • Ab
- *Star Eyes • C
- Stars Fell On Alabama • Ab
- *Stormy Weather • G, book key
- Straighten Up And Fly Right • Ab, book key
- *Stella By Starlight • G
- Steppin’ Out With My Baby • D-
- Street Of Dreams • Eb, book key
- *Summertime • F-
- *Sweet Georgia Brown • F
- Sweet Lorraine • F
- The More I See You • F
- The Night We Called It A Day • F
- The Second Time Around • C, book key
- *The Shadow Of Your Smile • F
- *The Song Is You • C, book key
- The Summer Wind • C
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top • F
- The Things We Did Last Summer • G
- *S’Wonderful (as Bossa is fun) • C
- Take Love Easy • Eb
- *Take The A Train • C, book key
- Tangerine (as Bossa is fun) • Eb
- *Tea For Two • F
- Teach Me Tonight • C
- *Tenderly • Eb
- That Sunday, That Summer • C
- That’s All* • Ab
- That's Life • F
- That's No Joke • G, book key
- *There Will Never Be Another You • Eb, book key
- There'll Be Some Changes Made • Bb, book key
- *These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) • C
- *They Can't Take That Away From Me • F
- They Say It's Spring • C, book key
- They Say It's Wonderful • F
- The Things We Did Last Summer • Ab, not book
- *Things Ain't What They Used to Be • Db, book key
- This Can’t Be Love* • Eb
- This Is Always* • F
- This Masquerade • C-
- This Time The Dream's On Me • F
- Thou Swell • Db maj.
- Till There Was You • C
- Till We Meet • F
- *Time After Time • C, book key
- Try A Little Tenderness • Eb, book key
- Try Your Wings • Bb
- Two Sleepy People • Eb, book key
- Undecided • Bb
- Under a Blanket of Blue • Eb
- Unforgettable • F
- Up Jumped Spring • Bb
- *The Very Thought Of You • F
- *Waltz for Debby • F, book key
- Watch What Happens • Eb, book key
- *Wave (Bossa) • Eb
- *The Way You Look Tonight • C
- What A Difference A Day Made • Eb, book key
- What A Wonderful World • Eb
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? • A-, book key
- What Is This Thing Called Love? • C, book key
- What'll I Do? • C, book key
- *What's New? • C, book key
- When I Fall In Love • Db
- When Joanna Loved Me • C
- When My Baby Smiles At Me • F, book key
- When October Goes • Eb
- When Sunny Gets Blue • Eb
- *When The Saints Go Marching In • F, book key
- When You Wish Upon A Star • C, book key
- When You're Smilin' • Ab
- When Your Lover Has Gone • G
- Where Do You Start? • C
- Where Or When • Eb, book key
- *Who Can I Turn To? • C
- Why Try To Change Me Now • Eb, book key
- *Willow Weep For Me • G
- Witchcraft • F
- Wouldn’t It Be Loverly • F
- Yellow Days (La Mentira, Se Te Olveda) • F, book key
- You Don't Know Me • Bb
- *You Don't Know What Love Is • F-, book key
- *You Go To My Head • Db maj.
- You Make Me Feel So Young • Ab maj.
- *You Stepped Out Of A Dream • C
- You Took Advantage Of Me • C
- You Turned The Tables On Me • Eb
- *You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To • G-
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You • F
- Young At Heart • Bb, book key
Recent Performances & Set Lists
Jazz & GASB Standards Selections
Jazz & GASB Standards Selections
"Someday Songs" (Studio CD Project) Live Performance
with Guitarist Sandy Williams
DePauw University Lunchbox Concert Series
- East of the Sun (West of the Moon)
- I’ll Be Seeing You
- Blue Skies
- I Thought About You
- Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
- Desafinado
- Exactly Like You
- The Frim Fram Sauce
- Home (When Shadows Fall)
- I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
- I’m Through With Love
- Stardust
- That’s All
- This Is Always
- When Sunny Gets Blue
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
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Guest Performances with Cool City Band
Indianapolis & Lafayette, IN
- Ac-Cen-Tu-Ate The Positive
- All I Do Is Dream Of You (Bublé arr.)
- All of Me (Bublé arr.)
- Always
- Best Is Yet To Come
- Come Fly With Me (Sinatra arr.)
- Fly Me To The Moon (Sinatra arr.)
- If I Had You (Sinatra arr.)
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1920s Great Gatsby-Themed Retirement Community Party
- It Had To Be You (F)
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ (C)
- Sweet Georgia Brown (F)
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (C)
- Avalon (F)
- S’Wonderful (Db)
- Makin’ Whoopee (F)
- More Than You Know (C)
- Always (F)
- Honeysuckle Rose (F)
- Stardust (Bb)
- Blue Skies (Eb)
- After You’ve Gone (Bb)
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (F)
- Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (C)
- Bye Bye Blackbird (F)
• • • • • • • • • • •
Atlanta Music Hall (Atlanta, IN) Saturday Night Jazz Event
- All Blues
- Agua De Beber
- All Of You
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- It Don't Mean A Thing
- Laura
- Love For Sale
- Nearness Of You
- Satin Doll
- Star Dust
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
• • • • • • • • • • •
Indianapolis Restaurant & Jazz Bar
- You Turned The Tables on Me (Eb)
- Oba Oba (Bb)
- Slow Boat To China (Gb)
- Why Try To Change Me Now (Eb)
- Hello Young Lovers (C)
- Star Dust (Ab)
- Desafinado (F)
- Fly Me To The Moon (C) • BY REQUEST
- You Go To My Head (Db)
- I've Got You Under My Skin (D)
- It Could Happen To You (Eb)
- Sophisticated Lady (Gb)
- Tangerine (Eb)
- It Might As Well Be Spring 1 (F)
- Bewitched (G) • BY REQUEST
- Change Partners (F)
- Once I Loved (C-)
- There Will Never Be Another You (C)
- In a Sentimental Mood (A-)
- I'll Remember April (Eb)
- Some Other Time (Bb)
- Witchcraft (Eb)
• • • • • • • • • • •
Remnant Coffee House Christmas/Jazz Event
- Christmas Time Is Here
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You?
- The Christmas Song
- Winter Wonderland
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Uate The Positive
- Let it Snow
- Jingle Bell Rock
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Almost Like Being in Love
- The Nearness of You
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• • • • • • • • • • •
Holiday Options
David performs these end-of-year favorites from the week of Thanksgiving through the end of December. (He will not sing "Little Drummer Boy" unless someone's life is in the balance and it's the only way out.)
- Auld Lang Syne
- Blue Christmas
- Christmastime Is Here
- The Christmas Waltz
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
- Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
- Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Jingle Bells
- Let It Snow!
- Mele Kalikimaka
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Silent Night
- Sleigh Ride
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
- White Christmas
- Winter Wonderland
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72 Commonly Known Jazz/GASB Standards,
Standards, Mostly In the Real Book Key
- A Night in Tunisia (D-)
- After You’ve Gone (Bb)
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ (C)
- Agua De Beber (D-)
- All Of Me (C)
- All Of You (Eb)
- All Or Nothing At All (A-)
- All The Things You Are (F) NOT BOOK
- April In Paris (C)
- Alone Together (D-)
- Autumn Leaves (G-)
- Avalon (Eb) NOT BOOK
- Black Orpheus / Manha De Carnivale / Day In the Life of a Fool (A-)
- Blue Moon (Eb)
- Body and Soul (Db)
- But Not For Me (C) NOT BOOK
- Bye Bye Black Bird (F)
- Darn That Dream (G)
- Days of Wine and Roses (F)
- Desafinado (F)
- Don’t Blame Me (C)
- Easy Living (F)
- Embraceable You (G)
- Fly Me To The Moon
- Georgia On My Mind (F)
- Girl From Ipanema
- Have You Met Miss Jones (F)
- Honeysuckle Rose (F)
- How Deep Is The Ocean (Eb)
- How High The Moon (G)
- I Love You (Eb) NOT BOOK
- I Remember You (F)
- I’ll Remember April (G)
- In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone) (Ab)
- In A Sentimental Mood (A-) NOT BOOK
- Indiana (F)
- It Could Happen To You (Eb)
- It Don’t Mean a Thing (Bb)
- Just Friends (G)
- Laura (C)
- Love Is Here to Stay (F)
- Lush Life (Db)
- Meditation (C)
- Misty
- More Than You Know (C) w verse
- My Funny Valentine
- Night And Day (C)
- On Green Dolphin Street (C) NOT BOOK
- On the Sunny Side of the Street (C)
- Out of Nowhere (G)
- Over the Rainbow (C) NOT BOOK
- Pennies from Heaven (Ab) NOT BOOK
- Quiet Nights - Corcovado (C)
- Round Midnight (Eb-)
- Satin Doll (C)
- S’ Wonderful (C) NOT BOOK
- Skylark (Eb)
- Stella By Starlight (Bb)
- Summertime (E-) NOT BOOK
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Ab)
- Sweet Lorraine (G)
- Take The A Train (C)
- Tea For Two (Ab)
- Tenderly (Eb)
- The Nearness of You (F)
- The Way You Look Tonight (C) NOT BOOK
- There Will Never Be Another You (Eb)
- Wave (D)
- What Is This Thing Called Love (C)
- Willow Weep For Me (G)
- You Go to My Head (Eb)
- You Stepped Out of a Dream (C)
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