Following jazz icon Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday on December 6, 2010, Columbia/Legacy continues the celebration with a greatly-expanded reissue of the 1957 classic Dave Digs Disney. Originally issued as a six-track album recorded in mono, Dave Digs Disney: Legacy Edition will now feature the album in both mono and stereo mixes, as well as an abundance of rare bonus tracks. The title is set for digital release on May 24, 2011.
Dave Digs Disney is in many ways an important album in the Brubeck canon. It marked the first time a musician (or in this case, a group of musicians) dedicated an entire series of tunes to interpretations of children's fare—the films of Walt Disney; it also became the second most important title in The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Columbia catalogue, after the platinum-selling Time Out album, and the one to which many listeners return to. The Dave Brubeck Quartet is comprised of Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Norman Bates (bass) and Joe Morello (drums).
Dave Digs Disney: Legacy Edition will feature a new foreword by Brubeck, as well as the original liner notes by album producer George Avakian. All of the audio content has been digitally remastered by producer Didier C. Deutsch and engineer Mark Wilder, under the supervision of executive producer Russell Gloyd.
The excitement of hearing Dave Digs Disney for the first time in broad stereo makes this reissue as important as when the album was first released in 1957.
Track Listing: CD #1: The mono album: Alice In Wonderland (9:26) (from the Walt Disney film, Alice In Wonderland) (B. Hilliard/S. Fain) Recorded June 29, 1957; Give A Little Whistle (7:34) (from the Walt Disney film, Pinocchio) (N. Washington/L. Harline) Recorded June 29, 1957; Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs' Marching Song)(3:56) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded August 3, 1957; When You Wish Upon A Star (4:50) (from the Walt Disney film, Pinocchio) (N. Washington/L. Harline) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (8:18) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded June 29-30,1957; One Song (5:00) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded June 30, 1957.
Tracks 1-6 from the Columbia album Dave Digs Disney (CL 1059), released December 30,1957.
BONUS TRACKS: Very Good Advice (5:32)(*) (from the Walt Disney film, Alice In Wonderland) (B. Hilliard/S. Fain) Recorded June 30, 1957; So This Is Love (5:55)(*) (from the Walt Disney film, Cinderella) (M. David/A. Hoffman/J. Livingston) Recorded August 3, 1957.
Tracks 7-8 from the 1st Legacy CD reissue of the album (CK 48820), released June 14, 1994;(*); mono selection; Tracks 1-2 and 5-7 recorded at CBS 30th Street Studios, New York, NY; Engineer: Frank Laico; Tracks 3-4 and 8 recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA; Engineer: Wally Heider.
CD #2: The stereo version: Alice In Wonderland (9:25) Recorded June 29, 1957; Give A Little Whistle (7:33) Recorded June 30, 1957; Heigh-Ho (4:21) Recorded August 3, 1957 [previously unreleased complete take]; When You Wish Upon A Star (4:53) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (8:13) Recorded August 29, 1957; One Song (4:55) Recorded August 3, 1957
BONUS TRACKS: Very Good Advice (5:33) Recorded June 29, 1957; So This Is Love (4:32) Recorded August 29, 1957 [previously unreleased alternate take]; Alternate Takes: Heigh Ho (4:16) Recorded August 29, 1957; When You Wish Upon A Star (5:46) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (5:16) Recorded August 29, 1957; So This Is Love (4:36) Recorded August 3, 1957; One Song (4:38)(*) Recorded August 3, 1957; (*) mono selection.
Dave Digs Disney is in many ways an important album in the Brubeck canon. It marked the first time a musician (or in this case, a group of musicians) dedicated an entire series of tunes to interpretations of children's fare—the films of Walt Disney; it also became the second most important title in The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Columbia catalogue, after the platinum-selling Time Out album, and the one to which many listeners return to. The Dave Brubeck Quartet is comprised of Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Norman Bates (bass) and Joe Morello (drums).
Dave Digs Disney: Legacy Edition will feature a new foreword by Brubeck, as well as the original liner notes by album producer George Avakian. All of the audio content has been digitally remastered by producer Didier C. Deutsch and engineer Mark Wilder, under the supervision of executive producer Russell Gloyd.
The excitement of hearing Dave Digs Disney for the first time in broad stereo makes this reissue as important as when the album was first released in 1957.
Track Listing: CD #1: The mono album: Alice In Wonderland (9:26) (from the Walt Disney film, Alice In Wonderland) (B. Hilliard/S. Fain) Recorded June 29, 1957; Give A Little Whistle (7:34) (from the Walt Disney film, Pinocchio) (N. Washington/L. Harline) Recorded June 29, 1957; Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs' Marching Song)(3:56) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded August 3, 1957; When You Wish Upon A Star (4:50) (from the Walt Disney film, Pinocchio) (N. Washington/L. Harline) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (8:18) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded June 29-30,1957; One Song (5:00) (from the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (F. Churchill/L. Morey) Recorded June 30, 1957.
Tracks 1-6 from the Columbia album Dave Digs Disney (CL 1059), released December 30,1957.
BONUS TRACKS: Very Good Advice (5:32)(*) (from the Walt Disney film, Alice In Wonderland) (B. Hilliard/S. Fain) Recorded June 30, 1957; So This Is Love (5:55)(*) (from the Walt Disney film, Cinderella) (M. David/A. Hoffman/J. Livingston) Recorded August 3, 1957.
Tracks 7-8 from the 1st Legacy CD reissue of the album (CK 48820), released June 14, 1994;(*); mono selection; Tracks 1-2 and 5-7 recorded at CBS 30th Street Studios, New York, NY; Engineer: Frank Laico; Tracks 3-4 and 8 recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA; Engineer: Wally Heider.
CD #2: The stereo version: Alice In Wonderland (9:25) Recorded June 29, 1957; Give A Little Whistle (7:33) Recorded June 30, 1957; Heigh-Ho (4:21) Recorded August 3, 1957 [previously unreleased complete take]; When You Wish Upon A Star (4:53) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (8:13) Recorded August 29, 1957; One Song (4:55) Recorded August 3, 1957
BONUS TRACKS: Very Good Advice (5:33) Recorded June 29, 1957; So This Is Love (4:32) Recorded August 29, 1957 [previously unreleased alternate take]; Alternate Takes: Heigh Ho (4:16) Recorded August 29, 1957; When You Wish Upon A Star (5:46) Recorded August 3, 1957; Someday My Prince Will Come (5:16) Recorded August 29, 1957; So This Is Love (4:36) Recorded August 3, 1957; One Song (4:38)(*) Recorded August 3, 1957; (*) mono selection.
