| Dave Digs Disney | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | June 29 & 30 and August 8, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:17 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Dave Digs Disney is a 1957 studio album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. It features jazz renditions of songs from the animated Disney films Alice in Wonderland , Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . It is one of Brubeck's most popular albums. [4] The album was reissued in 2011, with remastered recordings and two bonus tracks: "Very Good Advice" (from Alice in Wonderland) and "So This Is Love" (from Cinderella ). [5]
The original LP was issued only in mono, though stereo tapes were recorded at the time. The stereo mixes of the album's tracks were not widely available until later re-releases. [6]
The Disney tunes played on this album were played by the quartet for some time, but it took a family trip to Disneyland to convince Brubeck to call up his producer and pitch his idea of a Disney album. [7]
At the time, Disney songs were considered below the talents of jazz musicians, yet Brubeck took a financial risk on the album and it paid off. Later, other jazz artists would record Disney songs as well. "Someday My Prince Will Come" most notably became a jazz standard, and was later recorded by Miles Davis and John Coltrane, among others. [8]
All tracks written by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey except where noted.