Got You Under The Apple Tree Analysis

The Gala featured music played by some pretty heavy hitters from the Big Band Era including band leader Johnny Vana as their conductor, and Vocalist Bill A. Jones. Bill sang some classic hits from the era and the band played a variety of music from the big band era for about three hours.
The set list included:
Chicago – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by Fred Fisher
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb
It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Bing Crosby composed by Jule Styne
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree – The Andrew Sisters and the Glenn Miller Orchestra composed by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias and Sam H. Stept
At Last – Etta James composed by Harry Warren
These Boots are Made for Walking – Nancy Sinatra composed by Lee Hazlewood
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by Cole Porter
My Way – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by Paul Anka
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman composed by Louis Prima
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong composed by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
In The Mood – Glenn Miller composed by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf
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He invited me to sit with him while he got ready to perform. He just turned 95 years old and it was an honor to be in the company of someone so humble and talented. The layout of the orchestra was a bit crowded as they we all seated around a pool area in the backyard of the Roten estate. They were seated in rows with a slight arch to them. Each section, had a microphone and there was a piano in the far left. There were three rows of musicians. There were 19 in all, including the vocalist Bill A. Jones and the band leader Johnny Vana. The vocalist, Jones, did not sing on all of the pieces of music. The vocals with accompaniment are marked in the above list with a V following the name of the original