Tennant,David / Amazing Keystone Big Band Pete & The Wolf And Jazz CD

Scottish actor David Tennant is well known from his starring roles in the popular British television show Doctor Who and as Barty Crouch, Jr. In the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. On this special release from Le Chant du Monde, Tennant stars as the narrator in a fantastic jazz transcription of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and The Wolf. Taking the place of a classical orchestra, The Amazing Keystone Big Band provide the musical elements that are essential to the telling of this classic story. The booklet also portrays the story in a series of magnificent illustrations by the French artist Martin Jarrie. Commissioned in 2012 by the Festival Jazz ? Vienne, this "non-classical" Peter and the Wolf aimed to introduce children to jazz. Prokofiev wrote the original work in 1936 to give young listeners an introduction to the instruments of the classical orchestra. Three-quarters of a century later, (with no small thanks to The Doctor) this new version will delight and inspire listeners of all ages.

1. Overture 2. Introduction to the Characters 3. Early One Morning Peter Opened the Gate 4. On the Branch of a Big Tree 5. Just Then a Duck Came Waddling Round 6. Suddenly, Something Caught Peter's Eye 7. Look Out! Shouted Peter 8. Grandfather Came Out 9. No Sooner Had Peter Gone 10. In a Twinkling the Cat Climbed Into the Tree 11. And Now, This Is How Things Stood 12. In the Meantime, Behind the Closed Gate 13. Peter Said to the Bird 14. Meanwhile, Peter Made a Lasso with His Rope? 15. Just Then, Hunters Came Out of the Woods 16. Imagine the Triumphant Procession! 17. Above Them Flew the Bird, Chirping Merrily 18. Bird's Tweets. Presto Leggiero 19. Soulful Cat. Maligno Affamato 20. Elegy for a Duck. Andante Piangendo 21. Hunter's Blues. Allegro Resoluto 22. Beware of the Wolf. Agitato Furioso 23. Grandpa's Shuffle. Moderato Capriccioso 24. Peter's March: Giocoso Alla Marcia