Beauty and the Beast is a studio album by the Jazz Networks, a group consisting of American musicians, trumpeter Roy Hargrove and saxophonist Antonio Hart, and Japanese musicians, pianist Yutaka Shiina, bassist Tomoyuki Shima, and drummer Masahiko Osaka. It features music from classic Walt Disney films and was recorded on November 20 & 21, 1992, and released the following year by Novus/RCA.
In August 2021, the album was re-released by Sony Legacy for music streaming platforms.
Reception Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "Although the repertoire (ten songs from Walt Disney movies) does not seem too promising, these performances are actually pretty decent", continuing that, the ensemble turned such songs into "hard bop-styled jazz; an uptempo version of 'Someday My Prince Will Come' is a bit of a surprise while Hargrove's warm statement on 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is a highpoint."
Track listing
Personnel Musicians
Roy Hargrove – trumpet, arranging (2–4, 6, 10) Antonio Hart – alto saxophone (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), soprano saxophone (3, 6), arranging (5, 9) Yutaka Shiina – piano, arranging (1) Tomoyuki Shima – bass, arranging (8) Masahiko Osaka – drums, arranging (7)
Technical
Larry Clothier, Ikuyoshi Hirakawa – producer Ed Rak – recording engineer Derrick Garrett – assistant recording engineer Tohru Yamana – mastering Jun Shibuya, Katsuya Takasaki – art direction Kumiko Katori – design Kan Okano – photography
References