| Beauty and the Beast | ||||
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| Studio album by The Jazz Networks | ||||
| Released | February 1993 [1] | |||
| Recorded | November 20 & 21, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studios, NYC | |||
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| Length | 58:03 | |||
| Label | Novus/RCA/BMG 01241 63185-2 (US) / BVJC-601 (Japan) | |||
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| Roy Hargrove chronology | ||||
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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. [2] [3]
In August 2021, the album was re-released by Sony Legacy for music streaming platforms. [4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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." [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
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| 1. | "Beauty and the Beast" | Beauty and the Beast | 5:53 | |
| 2. | "The Bare Necessities" | Terry Gilkyson | The Jungle Book | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" | Mary Poppins | 8:23 | |
| 4. | "He's a Tramp" | Lady and the Tramp | 5:36 | |
| 5. | "The Siamese Cat Song" |
| Lady and the Tramp | 6:18 |
| 6. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Pinocchio | 4:43 | |
| 7. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 5:31 | |
| 8. | "Kiss the Girl" |
| The Little Mermaid | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Under the Sea" |
| The Little Mermaid | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" | The Aristocats | 6:22 | |
| Total length: | 58:03 | |||
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