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| Firehouse Five Plus Two / At Disneyland : 4 of 5 | |
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1.16.2005
2:06 PM | Link |
 I've listened to tracks from my Firehouse Five two-CD set hundreds of times now (since iTunes keeps playing them), but this CD has been on my Amazon Wish List since I first heard of the band, mainly because the reviews always made it sound so exciting. Now that I've finally bought it, I can say they were right - it's more fun to hear the band live! (If you don't already know, the Firehouse Five Plus Two was a jazz combo made up of Disney Studio guys, including two of the famous Nine Old Men.) This recording was made in 1962 at the Golden Horseshoe, right there in the middle of Frontierland. It's really fun to hear Ward Kimball announce the tunes and make jokes about being able to ride all the rides during their 15 minute break. Frank Thomas' piano is a little quiet in the mix, but he still sounds fantastic. The rest of the band does a fine job, too - being a drummer, I love listening to this kind of hot jazz and studying the drummer's technique (of course, not every kit includes an anvil!). There are some familiar tunes here, like Muskrat Ramble and Tiger Rag, but also some I hadn't heard like Ja-Da (and now it won't get out of my head)!
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