The Song Is...Hoagy Carmichael (1929)

About this title: This British compilation of recordings of Hoagy Carmichael compositions, most of them made during the 1930s, contains Louis Armstrong's 1936 hit recording of "Lyin' to Myself" and Carmichael's own 1929 recording of "Rockin' Chair," accompanied by Armstrong, which was a hit in 1932. There are two other Armstrong recordings, two by the Mills Brothers, and one by Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald. Most of the rest of the 23 tracks are by British artists of the period whose names will be unfamiliar to Americans, and whose renditions of the Carmichael songs compare unfavorably with ... read more

Tracks:

1. Lyin' to Myself [Adams/Carmichael]
2. Lazy Bones [Carmichael/Mercer]
3. Georgia on My Mind [Carmichael/Gorrell]
4. Sing It 'Way Low Down [Carmichael/Trent]
5. Heart and Soul [Carmichael]
6. Down't Uncle Bill's [Carmichael]
7. One Morning in May [Carmichael]
8. Rockin' Chair [Carmichael]
9. I Get Along Without You Very Well [Carmichael]
10. Two Sleepy People [Carmichael/Loesser]
11. Ev'ntide [Carmichael]
12. Blue Orchids [Carmichael]
13. Small Fry [Carmichael/Loesser]
14. Judy [Carmichael/Lerner]
15. Jubilee [Adams/Carmichael]
16. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
17. Snowball [Carmichael]
18. Little Old Lady [Carmichael]
19. Moon Country [Carmichael/Mercer]
20. Lazy River [Arodin/Carmichael]
21. The Nearness of You [Carmichael/Washingt]
22. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief [Carmichael]
23. Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) [Adams/Carmichael]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.