Hoagy Carmichael Sings Hoagy Carmichael

by Hoagy Carmichael

Overview

Not to be confused with the Pacific Jazz album Hoagy Sings Carmichael, this LP from English MCA is much better than american MCA's The Stardust Road which covers the same timespan. Sixteen of Hoagy Carmichael's most rewarding recordings of the 1939-51 period (mostly 1942-47) are here and all of the songs are his compositions. Although the exclusion of a personnel listing and even the recording dates is inexcusable, the music overcomes the major oversight. Carmichael, who sometimes leads a trio on these performances when he is not accompanied by an orchestra (including two 1939 numbers with the Casa Loma Orchestra), is heard in prime form on such songs as "The Old Music Master," "Memphis in June," "Riverboat Shuffle," "Georgia on My Mind," "Stardust," "Baltimore Oriole" and "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening." This album is worth searching for since the material is not yet readily available on CD.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2013
Label:	Imports
UPC:	5050457137021
catalogNumber:	1203959
Rank:	10579

Tracks

1. The Old Music Master
2. Hong Kong Blues
3. Memphis in June
4. Ole Buttermilk Sky
5. My Resistance is Low
6. Rockin' Chair
7. Riverboat Shuffle
8. Georgia on My Mind
9. Lazy River
10. Judy
11. Stardust
12. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
13. Moon Country
14. Blatimore Oriole
15. Little Old Lady
16. Washboard Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hoagy Carmichael   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals

Technical Credits

Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Stanley Adams   Composer
Sidney Arodin   Composer
Jack Brooks   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Stuart Gorrell   Composer
Dick Voynow   Composer
Harold Adamson   Composer
Sammy Lerner   Composer
Fred B. Callahan   Composer
Mitchell Daniels   Composer