ghost of miles Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 Hey all, I'm putting together a "Jazz goes Disney" program for Wednesday, March 10, and wondered if you could think of any other Disney material interpreted by jazzers. Here's what I have so far: Dave Brubeck, DAVE DIGS DISNEY Duke Ellington, MARY POPPINS Louis Armstrong, SATCHMO SINGS SONGS THE DISNEY WAY Bill Evans Trio, "Alice in Wonderland" Miles/Trane, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" Trane, "Chim-chim-cheree" Sonny Rollins, "When You Wish Upon a Star" Also, Kenny Drew apparently recorded an LP in 1983 called FANTASIA, which appears to be a "jazz goes Disney" work... hoping we have it on vinyl at the station. As always, any comments/input appreciated. Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Posted February 28, 2004 Wildcard: Charlie Parker, "Tico Tico." This song was introduced to American audiences in Disney's 1943 good-neighbor-propaganda film, Saludos Amigos. (In fact, one of the jazz reference sources I was consulting last night argues that this film helped introduce samba to American audiences.) Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 You gotta have the Wilner compiled interpretations of Disney:Stay Awake. If only for Sun Ra's "Pink Elephants On Parade"! Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Posted February 28, 2004 You gotta have the Wilner compiled interpretations of Disney:Stay Awake. If only for Sun Ra's "Pink Elephants On Parade"! Wow--I'll see if I can track that down. Thanks! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 If you can't let me know. The rest of it is so so but that piece with the Arkestra chiming vocals in a drunken mood is truly a must have... then there is that whole other Ra Disney disc...Second Star. Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Posted February 28, 2004 If you can't let me know. The rest of it is so so but that piece with the Arkestra chiming vocals in a drunken mood is truly a must have... then there is that whole other Ra Disney disc...Second Star. Oh...my... God. That is the album I was trying to think of last night! There's a longtime trumpeter here in B-town, a guy named David Miller, who is a real Ra freak--I think he might have this. I'll run it by him. Thanks, man, one way or another there will definitely be some Disney Ra on this show! Quote
Joe M Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 Try the cd by the "Jazz Networks" band (basically Roy Hargove & Antonio Hart w/ a Japanese rhythm section, released on Novus back in 1992, I think. Here's the list of tunes from AMG- 1. Beauty and the Beast (Ashman/Menken) - 5:53 2. The Bare Necessities (Gilkyson) - 5:49 3. Chim Chim Cheree (Sherman/Sherman) - 8:23 4. He's a Tramp (Burke/Lee) - 5:36 5. The Siamese Cat Song (Burke/Lee) - 6:18 6. When You Wish upon a Star (Harline/Washington) - 4:43 7. Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill/Morey) - 5:31 8. Kiss the Girl (Ashman/Menken) - 5:41 9. Under the Sea (Ashman/Menken) - 3:47 10. Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat (Huddleston/Rinker) - 6:22 There's also a version of When you Wish Upon a Star on the album of the same name by the Drummonds (Renne Rosnes, Billy Drummond & Ray Drummond) Quote
Simon Weil Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 I think Peggy Lee wrote/sung the songs on "Lady and the Tramp" (incl. Lady is a Tramp) and then there's Louis Prima doing "The Bare Necessities" on Jungle Book with Phil Harris. Perhaps that isn't what you had in mind... Simon Weil Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 I love the Wilner Disney disc! There's only a bit of jazz as such - the previously mentioned Sun Ra which is fantastic. There's also a great version of 'I'm Wishing' by Betty Carter. I started investigating both Ra and Carter as a direct consequence of those tracks. There's also some very eerie Bill Frisell on the linking music between tracks. Look here for details: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Aid9gs36ba3xg I think its OOP, unfortunately. ******* UK jazz singer, Tina May, has done a version of 'Trust in Me' from 'The Jungle Book'. Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Posted February 28, 2004 I think Peggy Lee wrote/sung the songs on "Lady and the Tramp" (incl. Lady is a Tramp) and then there's Louis Prima doing "The Bare Necessities" on Jungle Book with Phil Harris. Perhaps that isn't what you had in mind... Simon Weil No, no, that's exactly what I had in mind... I forgot about Prima's involvement with THE JUNGLE BOOK, and I'm not sure I knew about Peggy Lee's involvement with LADY AND THE TRAMP. I'll try to run down that material as well. Thanks, Simon. Quote
chris olivarez Posted February 28, 2004 Report Posted February 28, 2004 Phil Woods "I'm Late" from "Live From The Showboat". Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 6, 2004 Author Report Posted March 6, 2004 Hey, is this show gonna be timely or what? Disney strips chairmanship from Eisner Thu Mar 4, 7:04 AM ET Add Business - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo! By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY Michael Eisner may have survived the battle but lost the war for control over the Magic Kingdom. The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) CEO's career light is blinking rapidly after he was stripped of his chairman's post late Wednesday night. If the re-election of the Lion King of Hollywood was never in doubt - he was unopposed - his future now is. After 43% of shareholders chose not to vote for his re-election to the board at the annual meeting here on Wednesday, the Disney board announced it was splitting the chairman and CEO posts Eisner has held since 1984. The board elected presiding director George Mitchell as non-executive chairman while keeping Eisner as CEO. The board added that it "remains unanimous" in support of Eisner. But the move led to speculation that Eisner, whose contract expires Sept. 30, 2006, will resign or be forced out of the $27 billion-a-year company. It also raised questions about Mitchell, from whom 24% of shareholders withheld votes and who has been criticized for previous consulting work for the company. Adding to the pressure: Cable giant Comcast (CMCSA), which recently lobbed a $48 billion hostile takeover bid at Disney (rejected by the board as too low), also reared its head. Disney's independent directors "should immediately meet with Comcast so we can directly present our full and generous proposal and the benefits of the merger," said Comcast spokeswoman D'Arcy Rudnay. Disney's board responded that it "does not believe" further talks with Comcast "would lead to a transaction beneficial to Disney shareholders." The aftershocks from the shareholder revolt led by dissident ex-Disney directors Roy Disney and Stanley Gold will be felt across the business world. Investors from Wall Street to Main Street - particularly state pension funds - have shown they can openly flex their muscles with management. Look for more shareholder uprisings like the "out-of-the-ballpark" protest against Eisner, predicted Charles Elson, director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. "I've never seen a response this big in a public company the size of Disney. The board cannot maintain the status quo. This is enormous." In the post-Enron era, the Disney vote shows that shareholder activists are looking to clip the wings of CEOs perceived as not listening to shareholders, says Pat McGurn, senior vice president of proxy advisory service Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Disney executives privately blame ISS' recommendation that its clients withhold their votes - many pension plans follow automatically - as a key factor in the enormous protest vote. "We're seeing the future of shareholder activism. This will make the election of directors a much more significant issue with real repercussions," McGurn said. Like the rise of former presidential contender Howard Dean (news - web sites), the vote also showed the power of the Internet. Eisner foes Roy Disney and Gold used their "SaveDisney.com" Web site to drum up opposition during a three-month campaign against Eisner. Questions are also swirling around other members of the board, beyond Eisner. The "no-confidence" protest extended to the Disney board, where besides Mitchell, the former U.S. senator from Maine, Eisner allies Judith Estrin and John Bryson received no-confidence votes of 23% and 22%. The three were targeted along with Eisner in the "Save Disney" campaign by Roy Disney, the 74-year-old nephew and son of founders Walt and Roy P. Disney, and former corporate raider Gold. Directors of most public companies typically are re-elected with more than 90% of shareholder votes. Eisner received a 93% vote at last year's 2003 annual meeting. Conversely, withholding of 20% or higher from a director usually causes companies to go into crisis mode, Elson said. What's next for Eisner? Those who know him well say Eisner won't go quietly. But with its reputation on the line, the Disney board may have no choice. Names being floated as potential replacements, should the board go that route, include: Barry Diller, the Hollywood mogul turned Internet entrepreneur; Peter Chernin, No. 2 to Rupert Murdoch at News. Corp.; Mel Karmazin, president of Viacom; and Jeff Bewkes, chief of edgy cable network HBO. Even before the vote, Disney executives were privately arguing that a high number would be more of a referendum for the idea of splitting the chairman and CEO posts than a vote against Eisner. But Eisner's critics were quick to denounce that idea. "The resounding no-confidence vote cast by shareholders has sent a clear and undeniable message that dramatic change is needed now and that Michael Eisner must go," Gold said. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest public pension fund and holder of about 10 million shares, called for Eisner to go by year's end. "Eisner should go, and the board should get quickly to work on planning for an orderly transition," said President Sean Harrigan in a statement. When the influential Calpers called for the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) to oust embattled chairman Dick Grasso last year, Grasso was gone within a few days. Disney's stock is up 60% this year, but financial analysts say Eisner is now taking the heat for years of problems: the broken relationship with Steve Jobs (news - web sites) and Pixar Animation Studios; the embarrassing and expensive battles with would-be successors such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Ovitz; and problems with ABC. "He's a lightning rod," said Tom Wolzien, senior media analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein. "This is frustration over the performance of this stock since 1998." Meeting got heated The grueling five-hour meeting was out of a movie script, complete with appearances by Cinderella and Donald Duck, and a dramatic face-off between Eisner and Roy Disney and Gold. After Eisner invited the duo onstage to air their gripes, Disney got a standing ovation from the often-raucous crowd of 3,000 shareholders. Staring hard at Eisner, the last Disney family member to work at the company said he hoped his microphone would not be cut off. "You can't fool all of the people all the time. Nor can you succeed by getting by on the cheap," said Roy Disney, referring to his accusations that Eisner slashed spending on the Disney theme parks, leading to closed rides, peeling paint and unhappy customers. Gold attacked Eisner's compensation over his 19 years, such as the cashing of $570 million worth of stock options in 1997. Unlike the company, he said, "Michael Eisner has never had a bad year." Despite the fact he and Roy Disney voted for many of the moves they now criticize, Gold charged that the board has "compromised their souls and their integrity" by refusing to stand up to Eisner. Eisner remained calm and upbeat on stage. He said he "loved" the company, and repeated his contention that it's emerging from its post-9/11 slump "stronger than ever." He dismissed Roy Disney and Gold's charges as "rhetoric" that doesn't match the company performance: record box office in 2003 led by hit films such as Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean; a 60% rise in the stock price the past year; and the promise by management of 30% earnings growth in 2004 and double-digit growth through 2007. The stock fell 0.4% Wednesday to $26.65. Eisner drew a laugh by thanking Disney and Gold for their presentation and quipping, "That was a joy." Shareholders Ed Cubbage and Richard Zoog said they were so turned off by the attacks on Eisner that they changed their minds and voted for his re-election. "I think this is all personal. Roy and Stanley got annoyed when they were kicked off the board," said Cubbage, 59. Zoog, 68, said the campaign had become so fierce that it reminded him of a political race. "Who's telling the truth, and who's not? I don't know." Still, the 43% vote puts Eisner in a mousetrap that will be tough to escape, corporate governance experts say. Roy Disney and Gold may even be able to nominate their own slate of directors to run against Eisner and his allies next year. A proposal before the Securities and Exchange Commission (news - web sites) would allow shareholders to nominate their own outside directors if any management-backed directors receive a "no-confidence" vote of 35% or higher. SEC spokesman John Nester says the rule could get a vote this year and be made "retroactive." BTW, picked up the Willner CD... much thanks to everyone for their suggestions! Quote
Chrome Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 I play that Willner disc for my kids all the time ... it's a pretty cool "gimmick" CD ... That Tom Waits version of "Heigh ho" kills me. And the Replacements doing "Cruella de Ville." Quote
Pete C Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 There's a bossa nova compliation called "Bossa Disney," but it's a very expensive Japanese import. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 10, 2004 Author Report Posted March 10, 2004 Up for broadcast in 15 minutes (3:30-5:00 p.m.) on WFIU. Quote
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