Kaze to Mori no Jazz - Ghibli Jazz 3

All That Jazz expand their sound here, as you might guess from the winds and wood hinted in the title – using saxes and a bit of strings in a great way over their surprisingly dynamic grooves – almost at a level that seeks to link the club jazz modes of the Tokyo scene with some of the thematic elements of the world of Studio Ghibli!

The melodies are as spare and compelling as before, but the presentation is nicely full – light strings and other orchestrations in the background – while the core energy comes from the piano, heavy bass, and dancing drums.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Carrying You
• A2. A Town With An Ocean View
• A3. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
• A4. Nausicaa Requiem
• A5. Legend Of The Wind
• A6. The Path Of Wind

• SIDE B
• B1. My Neighbor Totoro
• B2. The Legend Of Ashitaka
• B3. The Princess Mononoke
• B4. One Summer's Day
• B5. County Road
• B6. "The Promise Of The World: The Merry-Go-Round Of Life