Boneyard Shuffle (1998)

About this title: With the exception of the opening number (which is from 1935) and one song apiece from 1940 (the two-sided hit "No Name Jive") and 1941, the music on this collection dates from 1937-1939. A dozen of the selections are Hoagy Carmichael compositions and two apiece feature Louis Armstrong (who interacts vocally with Pee Wee Hunt on "Rockin' Chair" and "Lazybones"), the Merry Macs, and Carmichael himself ("Washboard Blues" and "Little Old Lady"). While none of those renditions are definitive, they are enjoyable to hear. In addition, there are some swinging obscurities along with hit versions of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Chant of the Jungle [Freed/Brown]
2. Whoa Babe [Clinton]
3. The Goblin Band [Gifford]
4. Zig Zag [Clinton]
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot [Traditional]
6. Smoke Rings [Gifford]
7. Casa Loma Stomp [Gifford]
8. Song of India [Rimsky-Korsakov]
9. Malady in F [Dunham]
10. Riverboat Shuffle [Carmichael/Voynow]
11. Boneyard Shuffle [Carmichael]
12. Rockin' Chair [Carmichael]
13. Lazy Bones [Carmichael/Mercer]
14. Washboard Blues [Callahan/Carmichael]
15. Little Old Lady [Carmichael/Adams]
16. Lazy River [Carmichael/Arodin]
17. Moon Country [Carmichael/Mercer]
18. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
19. One Morning in May [Carmichael/Parish]
20. In the Still of the Night [Carmichael/Trent]
21. Georgia on My Mind [Carmichael/Gorrell]
22. No Name Jive [Wagner]
23. Swingtonic [Baker]

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