Cocktail Music

Cocktail Music & Background Music

🍸 The Ultimate Cocktail Hour Curation

Phase 1: Sophisticated & Atmospheric

Perfect for the first hr as guests arrive and grab their first drink.

  • Autumn – George Winston

  • Four Seasons – Vivaldi

  • Day By Day – Najee

  • Forever in Love – Kenny G

  • God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday

  • La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf

  • ✨ Coming Home – Leon Bridges

  • ✨ Better Together – Jack Johnson

  • Beautiful Maria of My Soul – Mambo Kings Soundtrack

Phase 2: The Rat Pack & Jazz Standards

The “Classic Cocktail” vibe. Sophisticated, timeless, and romantic.

  • A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong

  • (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – Linda Ronstadt

  • At Last – Etta James

  • Anything Goes – Ella Fitzgerald

  • Let’s Do It – Ella Fitzgerald

  • Manhattan – Ella Fitzgerald

  • Night & Day – Ella Fitzgerald

  • Our Love Is Here To Stay – Michael Feinstein

  • Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra

  • My Way – Frank Sinatra

  • ✨ L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

  • ✨ Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin

  • ✨ Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

  • ✨ Everything – Michael Bublé

Phase 3: Smooth Grooves & Soul

Mid-tempo tracks that keep the conversation flowing while increasing the “cool” factor.

  • Sweetest Taboo – Sade

  • Your Love is King – Sade

  • You Bring Me Joy – Anita Baker

  • ✨ Smooth Operator – Sade

  • ✨ Lovely Day – Bill Withers

  • ✨ Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae

  • ✨ Sunday Morning – Maroon 5

  • ✨ You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne

Phase 4: Up-Tempo & High Spirits

The final stretch. These songs increase the energy to transition guests toward dinner and dancing.

  • Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra

  • Love And Marriage – Frank Sinatra

  • Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra

  • You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra

  • Young At Heart – Frank Sinatra

  • The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

  • It Had To Be You – Harry Connick, Jr.

  • Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin

  • That’s Amore – Dean Martin

  • ✨ Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli

  • ✨ Moondance – Van Morrison

  • ✨ How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor

  • ✨ Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder

  • Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett

  • Time Of My Life – Paul Anka