I Wanna Be Like You

Composed by
Robert & Richard Sherman
Arranged by
Jock McKenzie
Price
£ 20.00 

I Wanna Be Like You from Jungle Book. Composed by Robert & Richard Sherman

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  • Part 1 in Bb
  • Part 2 in Bb
  • Part 3 in F, Eb, C and Bb
  • Part 4 in Eb, C and Bb
  • All Alternative Transposed Parts Included

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Description

I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) is a song from Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book. The song was written by songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman and was performed by singer and musician Louis Prima as King Louie, with Phil Harris providing additional vocals as Baloo the bear. Walt Disney sought to make his version of The Jungle Book a lot more upbeat than the Rudyard Kipling-penned source material. The Sherman brothers were tasked with coming up with crazy ways to have fun with [the music]. Working with concept art of what the monkeys would look like, Richard Sherman said he and his brother aimed for a jazz sound, with a Dixieland-like melody. He added that when we first got an idea for 'I Wanna Be Like You,' we said an ape swings from a tree, and he's the king of apes. We'll make him 'the king of the swingers.' That's the idea, we'll make him a jazz man.”

“This is joyous stuff; an intelligent, coherent crossover disc, performed with phenomenal punch. Brilliantly recorded too – what’s the point of assembling a collective of virtuoso brass players if they can’t make your ears bleed ?”

Graham Rickson
www.theartsdesk.com

“Many recordings over the last few decades have demonstrated the superb quality of British brass playing; 'Under the Spell of Spain' will rightfully take its place among them.”

Paul Sarcich
www.dailyclassicalmusic.com

“Exploding onto the brass music scene with their debut album ‘Under the Spell of Spain’, the depth of versatility and virtuosity within the ranks of Superbrass has firmly secured it's place as one of the greatest large brass ensembles of all time”

Tom Davoren
Brass Band World

“All cleverly arranged and beautifully played, with excellent sonics.”

John Sunier
Audiophile Audition

"WOW !!!!! all of you should be locked up !!!! What great stuff - the compositions/arrangements, the playing (OUTRAGEOUS !!! ), everything is simply fantastic. (actually - i couldn't have expected anything less ! ) Many, many thanks to you and all for your superb contributions. yet again, you've managed to raise the bar! (an inch or two is ok but a few yards is really unfair !!!!!!!!!! )"

Jiggs Whigham
International Jazz Trombone Soloist, Musical Director, BBC Big Band, President International Trombone Association and Professor Hanns Eisler College of Music, Berlin

“Exploding onto the brass music scene with their debut album ‘Under the Spell of Spain’, the depth of versatility and virtuosity within the ranks of Superbrass has firmly secured it's place as one of the greatest large brass ensembles of all time”

Tom Davoren
Brass Band World

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