He wrote one of the greatest and most popular standards of all time and yet there are many who probably have never heard of Hoagland Howard Carmichael, better known to his chums and fans as plain Hoagy!
The standard in question is “Stardust” and Hoagy’s own version gets AVID’s Essential Collection under way with a flourish!
CD1 continues with a host of Hoagy classics performed by the great man himself including Georgia On My Mind, Lazy River, Hong Kong Blues, Lazybones and many many more.of course!
CD2 changes direction a little and features Hoagy performing the work of other great writers including the legendary George Gershwin.
For the last eleven tracks we feature a host of great solo artists performing Hoagy tunes including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Connie Boswell and the inimitable Bing Crosby.
So take the lazy river and shake the stardust out of your ears and listen to one of the twentieth centuries great singer songwriters………a man who was a legend before John was!!??
CD1
Hoagy Carmichael sings & plays Hoagy Carmichael
1. Star Dust (trio)
2. Washboard Blues (with Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra)
3. Georgia On My Mind (with His Orchestra)
4. Rockin’ Chair (with His Orchestra & Irving Brodsky)
5. Lazy River (with His Orchestra)
6. Sing It Way Down Low (with His Orchestra)
7. Thanksgivin’ (with His Orchestra & Dick Robertson)
8. Snowball (piano & vocal)
9. One Morning In May (with His Orchestra) (non-vocal)
10. Lazybones (piano & vocal)
11. Two Sleepy People (with Ella Logan)
12. New Orleans (with Ella Logan)
13. Little Old Lady (with the Casa Loma Orchestra)
14. The Old Music Master (trio)
15. Judy (trio)
16. Old Man Harlem (trio)
17. Hong Kong Blues (trio)
18. Ginger And Spice (with His Orchestra)
19. How Little We Know (with His Orchestra & Anita Boyer)
20. Ole Buttermilk Sky (with orchestra)
21. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
22. Memphis In June (with orchestra)
23. Riverboat Shuffle (with Buddy Cole & His Trio)
24. Bubble-Loo, Bubble-Loo (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
25. Who Killed ‘Er? (with orchestra)
26. My Resistance Is Low (with orchestra & chorus)
27. When Love Goes Wrong (with orchestra & chorus)
CD2
Hoagy Carmichael sings the music of others (1-15)
1. Am I Blue? (with His Orchestra)
2. Sleepy Time Gal (with His Orchestra)
3. I Can’t Get Started (with His Orchestra)
4. I Don’t Know Why (with His Orchestra)
5. I May Be Wrong (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
6. Huggin’ And Chalkin’ (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
7. Gonna Get A Girl (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
8. I’m A-Comin’ A-Courtin’ Corabelle (with orchestra & The Chickadees)
9. The Feathery Feeling (with orchestra)
10. Ten To One It’s Tennessee (with orchestra)
11. The Darktown Strutters’ Ball (with Matty Matlock’s All Stars)
12. I’ve Been Hit (with vocal chorus & orchestra)
13. Coney Island Washboard (with Four Hits and a Miss & Matty Matlock’s All Stars)
14. I’m Movin’ On (with orchestra)
15. The Aba Daba Honeymoon (with Cass Daley & Matty Matlock’s All Stars)
Other great artists perform Hoagy Carmichael compositions (16-26)
16. My Sweet (Louis Armstrong)
17. Heart And Soul (Connie Boswell)
18. Skylark (Gene Krupa/Anita O’Day)
19. Jubilee (Louis Armstrong)
20. Blue Orchids (Bob Crosby/Teddy Grace)
21. Baltimore Oriole (Frances Langford featuring whistling by Hoagy Carmichael)
22. The Lamplighter’s Serenade (Frank Sinatra)
23. A Woman Likes To Be Told (Kay Starr)
24. The Nearness Of You (Sarah Vaughan)
25. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman with Four Hits and a Miss & Matty Matlock’s All Stars)
26. Ain’t There Anyone Here For Love? (Jane Russell)
