Le Jazz Hot!
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| "Le Jazz Hot!" | ||||
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.jpg) A-side label of UK vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Julie Andrews | ||||
| from the album Victor/Victoria | ||||
| B-side | "The Shady Dame From Seville" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Musical, show tune | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse | |||
| Julie Andrews singles chronology | ||||
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"Le Jazz Hot!" is a song from the 1982 musical film Victor/Victoria. It is sung by Victor/Victoria, performed by Julie Andrews in both the film and the original Broadway cast. Le Jazz Hot was choreographed by Katherine Dunham.
The song featured Victor/Victoria's debut to the world and the stage is themed with a piano and backup dancers. Victoria successfully fools the audience into believing that she is a male drag queen.
The Los Angeles Times explained:[1]
This song marks Victor's nightclub debut, the number that will launch him as a drag queen sensation. The idea is that Victoria will begin the number and stun the audience at the end by revealing herself as Victor, the most brilliant female impersonator Paris has ever seen.