Musikken

Repertoirevalget i Sæby Big Band foregaar impulsivt og dog meget bevidst. Orkestrets medlemmer kommer ofte med ønsker til nyt, kendt, uprøvet eller nyarrangeret musik for big band. Dirigent tjekker og indgår som musikalsk konsulent og vejleder. Det bevidste valg er altid, at musikken skal være sjov og underholdende at arbejde med -at den har nogle udfordrende aspekter - samt at den skal være underholdende for publikum.

Således har big bandet ej heller valgt en bestemt stilretning som eksempelvis avantgarde eller traditionel Basie. Mangfoldighed og stor variation er vigtige elementer i udvælgelsen.
Her kommer eksempler på hvad Sæby Big Bands bruttorepertoire i øjeblikket består af:

Komponister
Niel Hefti, Duke Ellington, Niels Jørgen Steen, Ulvaeus / Anderson, George Gershwin, Morice White, Cole Porter, Aritha Franklin, Karen Busck, Stevie Wonder, Gavin de Graw, Carole King, Sting, Cæcilie Norby, Bent Fabricius Bjerre, Jette Torp, Mike Stern, Silje Neergaard, Helle Hansen

Arrangører
Jesper Riis, Peter Jensen, Niels Jørgen Steen, Vincent Nilsson, David Springfield, Ole Koch Hansen, Claus Veis Sørensen, Sammy Nestico, Lars Danielsson, Butch Lacy, Sinne Eeg, Nicolai Bøgelund Pedersen, Nils Landgren

Arrangementer
Ain´t that a kick in the head, Alle verdens hjørner, Be still my heart, Beyond the sea, Big time, Carnaval, Chariot, The Chicken, Come fly with me, Comes love, Cuban cigars, Destination moon, Fly me to the moon, For once in my life, Girl talk, Have a little faith in me, Higher ground, Hjerterhånd, Hooked on u, Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld, I get a kick out of you, I only know, It would never work, I´ve got you under my skin, It don´t mean a thing, Jeg snakker med mig selv, Jeg sætter min hat som jeg vil, Let the good times roll, Let there be love, Licence to kill, Mack the knife, Mit herte sidder fast nu, My man, Newyork, newyork, Når hjertet ser, September, Set them free, Shower the people, Spinning Wheel, Splanky, Stakkels gamle jazz, Strange man, Super truper, Thank you for the music, That´s life, Think, The summerwind, These are the fall days, They can´t take that away from me, Tipatinas, Times gettin´ tougher than tough, What do you see in her, Whenever God shines his light, Witchcraft, You´ve got a friend, You make me feel so young

Julearrangementer
Baby, it´s cold outside, Have yourself a merry little christmas, It came upon a midnight clear, I´ve got my love to keep me warm, Jingle bell rock, Jingle bells, Last christmas, Merry christmas baby, O christmas tree, Rockin´ around the x-mas tree, Rudolph the rednosed reindeer, Santa Claus is coming to town, Sleigh ride, The christmas song, This christmas, White christmas, Winter wonderland, When you wish upon a star