Track Listing

1. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah [From Song of the South]
2. Ten Feet off the Ground (The One and Only, Genuine, Original ...)
3. Heigh-Ho! (The Dwarfs' Marching Song) [From Snow White and the ...]
4. Whistle While You Work
5. Chim Chim Cheree [From Mary Poppins]
6. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo [From Cinderella]
7. 'Bout Time (The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band)
8. Ballad of Davy Crockett
9. Bare Necessities [From The Jungle Book]
10. When You Wish upon a Star

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21763 in Music
• Released on: 2001-04-03
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
For this 1966 session, Louis Armstrong took on 10 Disney classics. A few of the tracks have intriguing arrangements, notably the slowed-down, eerie-sounding version of "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from Mary Poppins and the hillbilly camp strings that swell throughout "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." But while there are about a hundred other Armstrong records that feature more inspired performances and arrangements, it's still an interesting, enjoyable disc. There's just something about songs like "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" and "When You Wish upon a Star" that delights kids of all ages. Armstrong's deep, graceful, unmistakable voice combined with his Dixie and traditional soloing par excellence make this a record worth owning for all fans of Disneyana. It's a tad camp and somewhat dated, but so are the movies the selections are taken from--it's part of the charm. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

One Cut Makes This A "Must Have"
This cd is worth its price for one cut: The "Chim Chim Cheree" is one of the finest pieces of jazz in the 20th century. It is haunting and brilliant, done languidly, with brilliant and subtle changes of language (so Louis makes it his own), two great solos and scat singing. In short, in one piece, Louis showcases what he did for 20th century music.

If I'm raving, I make no apologies. By coincidence (if there is such a thing) this was the first piece of music that made me smile after 9/11.

The rest of the cd is below average, imo.

Classic Armstrong and a must for Disney fans . . .
This CD is a true treasure - one of my favorites. The collection of songs is inspired, and the listener can't help but smile through every track. Louis Armstrong was an original in every sense of the word, and his heartwarming voice is as wondrous as ever in "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way."

I love this album!
When musicians do arrangements of Disney tunes, as a rule, they get an attack of the "cutes:" Disney songs arranged in the styles of Bach, Debussey, etc. But Armstrong took these songs seriously, didn't "sing down" to his audience, and worked the same magic on these tunes that he could work with any material that he approached. His growly Papa-Bear voice is especially perfect for "The Bare Necessities," from "The Jungle Book," but it's his jazz version of "Chim Chiminee" that sticks in my head. Any album by Armstrong is a five-star by definition, but I think this will become one of my all-time favorites.