Jazz Loves Disney 2

Reviewed: 2018-01-02
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: terrific follow-up to the first edition, with a new cast of performers, some well-known, all talented. Some unique rearrangements of some well known tunes. Check the CD for the performers.
*1/ Beauty and the Beast (4:24) - bass/percussion starts> midtempo bossa nova song> fade
2/ Someday My Prince Will Come (3:39) - orchestral start> slow tempo song swells to midtempo> big band break> tasty sax solo> midtempo song> slow fade
*3/ Be Our Guest (4:53) - (spoken word intro until :20)> big band swings into uptempo bouncy song, then slows to slow tempo> spoken word> band swings out in uptempo jam> uptempo song crescendos> false stop> uptempo song crescndoes followed by a piano flourish
4/ Under The Sea (4:39) - percussion starts> uptempo calypso song> band swings out> uptempo song> percussion/band jam to fade
*5/ Try Everything (3:38) - uptempo song with African vibe> quick fade
*6/ Steamboat Willie (2:24) - piano starts> big band uptempo Dixieland romp segues to fast tempo> quick stop
*7/ Les Corbeaux/When I Saw An Elephant Fly (3:04) - big band swings out> uptempo swing song> guitar solo a la Django> uptempo song> quick stop
*8/ So This Is Love (3:19) - strings/piano starts slow & swings into midtempo sultry song> big band swings then slows> midtempo song> fade
9/ The Golden Touch (3:08) - big band swings> midtempo song interspersed with spoken word> song swells in intensity> band swings out> clarinet solo> uptempo song> crescendo end & spoken word
10/ You'll Be In My Heart (4:11) - piano starts> guitar joins into midtempo instrumental with chorus> slow fade
11/ Stay Awake (3:21) - strings start> slow tempo song> slow fade