Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Star Dust - Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
2. Washboard Blues - Carmichael, Hoagy & Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
3. Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
4. Rockin' Chair - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/Irving Brodsky
5. Lazy River - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
6. Sing It Way Down Low - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
7. Thanksgivin' - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
8. Snowball - Carmichael, Hoagy
9. One Morning In May - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
10. Lazybones - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
11. Two Sleepy People - Carmichael, Hoagy & Ella Logan
12. New Orleans - Carmichael, Hoagy & Ella Logan
13. Little Old Lady - Carmichael, Hoagy & Casa Loma Orchestra
14. Old Music Master - Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
15. Judy - Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
16. Old Man Harlem - Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
17. Hong Kong Blues - Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
18. Ginger And Spice - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
19. How Little We Know - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/Anita Boyer
20. Ole Buttermilk Sky - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
21. Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
22. Memphis In June - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
23. Riverboat Shuffle - Carmichael, Hoagy & Buddy Cole Trio
24. Bubble Loo Bubble Loo - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
25. Who Killed Er - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
26. My Resistance Is Low - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
27. When Love Goes Wrong - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra

Disc 2:

1. Am I Blue - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
2. Sleepy Time Gal - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
3. I Can't Get Started - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
4. I Don't Know Why - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
5. I May Be Wrong - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
6. Huggin' And Chalkin' - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
7. Gonna Get A Girl - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
8. I'm A Comin' A Courtin' Corabelle - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra/The Chikadees
9. Feathery Feeling - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
10. Ten To One It's Tennessee - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
11. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Carmichael, Hoagy & Matty Matlocks All Stars
12. I've Been Hit - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
13. Coney Island Washboard - Carmichael, Hoagy & Four Hits And A Miss/Matty Matlock's All Stars
14. I'm Movin' On - Carmichael, Hoagy & His Orchestra
15. Aba Daba Honeymoon - Carmichael, Hoagy & Cass Daley/Matty Matlock's All Stars
16. My Sweet Love - Armstrong, Louis
17. Heart And Soul - Boswell, Connee
18. Skylark - Krupa, Gene & Anita O'Day
19. Jubilee - Armstrong, Louis
20. Blue Orchids - Crosby, Bob & Teddy Grace
21. Baltimore Oriole - Langford, Frances & Hoagy Carmichael
22. Lamplighter's Serenade - Sinatra, Frank
23. Woman Likes To Be Told - Starr, Kay
24. Nearness Of You - Vaughan, Sarah
25. In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening - Crosby, Bing & Jane Wyman/Four Hits And A Miss/Matty Matlock's All Stars
26. Ain't There Anyone Here For Love - Russell, Jane

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47667 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-23
• Number of discs: 2

Album Description
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!!??

Customer Reviews

Great American Composer Who Played Piano And Sang
If Hoagy Carmichael had never written another note, he'd still be remembered as the man who wrote "Star Dust". Fortunately for us, he wrote a great deal more, which he sang in his highly idiosyncratic and oddly endearing style. The first CD of this set presents him doing just that, with a variety of accompaniments, including Paul Whiteman (Washboard Blues), and the Casa Loma Orchestra (Little Old Lady). Exceptionally, he duets with Ella Logan on two tracks, and Dick Robertson and Anita Boyer take vocal honours on one track apiece.

The second CD is in two parts; fifteen tracks of Hoagy singing the music of others, followed by eleven of other great artists performing his songs. The latter include Louis Armstrong, Connie Boswell, Frank Sinatra, Kay Starr, Bing Crosby, and Jane Russell.

This is an excellent compilation at a truly bargain price, which should appeal to Hoagy's many admirers, and garner him some more.

Rubbish
What a shame this is considered the "Essential Collection". The track selection is sort of ok but there are many more of Hoagy's titles I would rate higher than these. The quality is also rubbish compared to some recordings I have. It's not on CD yet but try and find a good vinyl copy of "Hoagy Carmical - 16 Classic tracks", It's far better - rip it to MP3 if you want digital.