Jazz / Vocal, Show Tunes, Classic Jazz, American Popular Song, Standards, Traditional Pop, Tin Pan Alley Pop
Hoagy Carmichael - Piano, Vocals
Abe Lincoln Trombone
Albert Nicholas Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Andy Van Sickle Drums
Arnold Brillhardt Sax (Alto)
Art Ralston Bassoon, Sax (Alto), Oboe
Artie Bernstein Bass
Artie Shapiro Bass
Bix Beiderbecke Cornet
Bobby Guy Trumpet
Boyce Cullen Trombone
Bruce Hudson Trumpet
Bud Freeman Sax (Tenor)
Buddy Cole Piano
Carl Kress Guitar
Charlie Holmes Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Charlie LaVere Piano
Clarence Hutchenrider Flute, Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Dan d'Andrea Sax (Alto)
Eddie Lang Guitar
Ella Logan Vocals
Frank Ryerson Trumpet
Fred Murray Trumpet
Gene Krupa Drums
Glen Gray Flute, Sax (Alto), Clarinet, Leader
Henry "Red" Allen Trumpet
Hubert Gregg Liner Notes
Irving Brodsky Piano
Jack Mayhew Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Jack Teagarden Trombone
Jim Johnston Bass
Jim Taft Bass
Jimmy Dorsey Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Trumpet
Joe Hall Piano
Joe Venuti Violin
Johnny Cyr Drums
Kenny Sargent Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Lou Bring Vocals
Louis Armstrong Vocals, Trumpet
Luis Russell Piano
Manny Klein Trumpet
Maurice Freedman Sax (Tenor)
Min Leibrook Sax (Bass)
Mischa Russell Violin
Murray McEachern Trombone
Otis Johnson Trumpet
Pat Davis Clarinet, Sax (Tenor), Flute
Paul Barbarin Drums
Pee Wee Hunt Trombone
Perry Botkin Guitar, Trumpet
Pops Foster Bass
Ray Lodwig Cornet, Trumpet
Red Norvo Xylophone
Si Zentner Trombone
Sid Peltyn Trombone
Sonny Dunham Trumpet, Trombone
Spike Jones Drums
Stan King Drums
Stanley Dennis Bass
Tommy Dorsey Trombone
Tony Briglia Drums
Walter Smith Trumpet
Will Johnson Guitar
Hoagy Carmichael
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s
Born: Nov 11, 1899 in Bloomington, IN
Died: Dec 27, 1981 in Palm Springs, CA
Genre: Jazz
One of the great composers of the American popular song, Hoagy Carmichael differed from most of the others (with the obvious exception of Duke Ellington) in that he was also a fine performer. Such Carmichael songs as "Stardust," "Georgia on My Mind," "Up the Lazy River," "Rockin' Chair," "The Nearness of You," "Heart and Soul," "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," "Skylark," and "New Orleans" have long been standards, each flexible enough to receive definitive treatment numerous times. Carmichael, who was briefly a lawyer, loved jazz almost from the start, and particularly the cornet playing of Bix Beiderbecke. His first composition, "Riverboat Shuffle," was recorded by Bix and the Wolverines in 1924, and became a Dixieland standard. Carmichael, as a pianist, vocalist, and occasional trumpeter, eventually abandoned law to concentrate on jazz, particularly after recording "Washboard Blues" with Paul Whiteman in 1927. He led a few jazz sessions of his own in the late '20s (including one that interpreted "Stardust" as an up-tempo stomp), but became more popular as a skilled songwriter. By 1935, he was working in Hollywood and became an occasional character actor, appearing in 14 films including To Have and Have Not and The Best Years of Our Lives, generally playing a philosophical and world weary pianist/vocalist. In the 1940s, Carmichael recorded some trio versions of his hits, and in 1956, he cut a full set of vocals while backed by a modern jazz group that included Art Pepper. After that, he drifted into semi-retirement, dissatisfied with how the music business had changed. His two autobiographies (1946's -The Stardust Road and 1965's -Sometimes I Wonder) are worth picking up.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
