Professor Cunningham & His Old School Swing Disney

Reviewed: 2020—03-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: saxophonist Cunningham & his small big band romp on old Disney tunes
If You Like: Cab Calloway, benny Goodman, Artie Shaw
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ When You Wish Upon A Start (2:55) – drums/horns start> midtempo jam> fade
*2/ Be Our Guest (3:13) – piano starts> midtempo song builds to swinging uptempo> crescendo end
**3/ I Wanna Be Like You (2:40) – percussion starts> fast tempo song> quick stop
**4/ I Just Can’t Wait To Be King (3:24) – piano starts> uptempo boogie-woogie jam> quick stop
*5/ High Ho (2:38) – vocal starts> swinging uptempo song> quick stop
6/ Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (3:48) – drums start> midtempo song> quick stop
*7/ The Bare Necessities (2:53) – piano starts> swinging mellow midtempo song> quick stop
**8/ A Spoonful Of Sugar (3:06) – clarinet stats> uptempo Dixieland jam> quick stop
*9/ Bippity Boppity Boo (3:46) – drums/sax start> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> quick fade
**10/ Under The Sea (3:30) – horns start> uptempo song with Latin vibe> quick stap
11/ A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (3:34) – sax starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
**12/ (You Ain’t Never Had A) Friend Like Me/ Sing Sing Sing (2:32) – horns start> swinging uptempo song> crescendo end
13/ Cruella De Vil (4:08) – piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
*14/ Oo De Lolly (2:58) – drums start> uptempo song> quick stop
*15/ When I See An Elephant Fly (2:59) – vocal countdown> bass starts> mellow midtempo song> quick stop