Hoagy Carmichael

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• FEATURING HARRY “SWEETS” EDISON,

JIMMY ROWLES & ART PEPPER

• INCLUDES THE LYRICS FOR ALL THE SONGS!!

• 20-PAGE BOOKLET

This outstanding edition contains one of song master Hoagy Carmichael’s (1899-1981) best albums ever: the 1956 LP "Hoagy Sings Carmichael", featuring the vocalist backed by such modern jazzmen as Harry Edison, Art Pepper and Jimmy Rowles, and with splendid arrangements by Johnny Mandel.

In addition to the complete album "Hoagy Sings Carmichael", this release also boasts a second complete LP, "The Stardust Road" (one of the very first 33 rpm albums, which originally appeared a few years after the 1946 publication of Carmichael’s autobiographical book by the same name). In fact, as was often the case in the early days of the LP, no new music was recorded for this album, as it was a compilation of selections first issued as 78 rpm discs during previous years. "The Stardust Road", in particular, contains recordings made from 1939 to 1947. Hoagy can be heard here again singing his own songs and playing the piano on some tunes, as he was a very special pianist.

PERSONNEL:

• ON TRACKS [01-11] HOAGY SINGS CARMICHAEL
• HOAGY CARMICHAEL, vocals on all tracks except 11,
• accompanied by & DON FAGERQUIST (tp), and NICK FATOO (d),
• among others. Los Angeles, September 10, 11 & 13, 1956.

• [12-21] BONUS ALBUM: THE STARDUST ROAD
• Hoagy Carmichael (vocal, piano and whistling) accompanied by different small groups.
• All tracks composed by Hoagy Carmichael.

TRACKS:

• 01) GEORGIA ON MY MIND
• 02) WINTER MOON
• 03) NEW ORLEANS
• 04) MEMPHIS IN JUNE
• 05) SKYLARK
• 06) TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE
• 07) BALTIMORE ORIOLE
• 08) ROCKIN’ CHAIR
• 09) BALLAD IN BLUE
• 10) LAZY RIVER
• 11) GEORGIA ON MY MIND (instrumental)
• 12) HONG KONG BLUES
• 13) STARDUST
• 14) ROCKIN’ CHAIR
• 15) RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE
• 16) THE OLD MUSIC MASTER
• 17) JUDY
• 18) WASHBOARD BLUES
• 19) LITTLE OLD LADY
• 20) GEORGIA ON MY MIND
• 21) LAZY RIVER

• TOTAL TIME: 66:25 Min.