Be Our Guest

“Be Our Guest” is the second single to be released off the Beantown Swing Orchestra’s debut album, Trolley Songs. The arrangement starts and ends with a “second line” New Orleans jazz style chorus and big band swing in the middle, and it features American Idol finalist John Stevens on vocal.  The band was asked to perform this song at a wedding in 2010 just before the dinner was served. Visit the STORE page to buy the mp3 or the album CD, or to hear audio samples of other songs on the album.  The music video is a unique take of the song from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

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The music video was produced by four students at Boston University as part of their semester project for a course known as Hothouse Productions. The shooting took place at the Island Creek Oyster Bar in Boston in November 2011.

CREDITS for “Be Our Guest” studio recording:

John Stevens – vocals
Rick Stone – alto sax
Arthur Felluca – alto sax
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax, clarinet
Melanie Howell – bari sax
John Replogle – trumpet
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone
Scott Flynn – trombone
David Roth – bass trombone
Takeshi Ohbayashi – piano
Chris Brown – guitar
Genevieve Rose – bass
Shinya Fukumori – drums

• Arranged by Danny Fratina.
• Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.  © 1991 Walt Disney Music (ASCAP), Wonderland Music (BMI).
• Big band recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• John Stevens’ vocals recorded by Matt Hayes at Wellspring Sound in Acton, MA on May 31, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.