You'd be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That Jazz being one of Japan's best kept secrets until now. Originally put together by the power-house animation studio for a series of jazzed-up covers, the group took off with their simple yet moving set-up of piano, bass and drums, and afterwards went on to do another record of anime classics. Sprinkled with complementary instruments, the project is tied together by the soothing vocals of Yukiko Kuwahara.
3 Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumaretanara (Kiki's Delivery Service) /
4 Kaze No Torimichi (My Neighbor Totoro)
5 Tonari No Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
6 Jinsei No Merrygoround (Howl's Moving Castle)
- Disc 2 -
1 County Road (Whisper of the Heart)
2 The Princess Mononoke (The Princess Mononoke)
3 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
4 Nausicaä Requiem (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
5 Tokiniwa Mukashino Hanashi Wo (Porco Rosso)
6 Gake No Ue No Ponyo (Ponyo)
You'd be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That Jazz being one of Japan's best kept secrets until now. Originally put together by the power-house animation studio for a series of jazzed-up covers, the group took off with their simple yet moving set-up of piano, bass and drums, and afterwards went on to do another record of anime classics. Sprinkled with complementary instruments, the project is tied together by the soothing vocals of Yukiko Kuwahara.