All That Jazz
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.
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- Kimi Wo Nosete (Castle In the Sky)
- Umi No Mieru Machi (Kiki's Delivery Service)
- Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumaretanara (Kiki's Delivery Service)
- Kaze No Torimichi (My Neighbor Totoro)
- Tonari No Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
- Jinsei No Merrygoround (Howl's Moving Castle)
- County Road (Whisper of the Heart)
- The Princess Mononoke (the Princess Mononoke)
- Nausicad of the Valley of the Wind (Nausicaa of the Valley O
- Nausicad Requiem (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
- Tokiniwa Mukashino Hanashi Wo (Porco Rosso)
- Gake No Ue No Ponyo (Ponyo)