[ Jazz Giants Play / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 12 October 2005
Hoagy Carmichael composed several hundred songs, including 50 that achieved hit record status. He is best known for composing four of the most-recorded American songs of all time: "Stardust" (lyrics by Mitchell Parish), "Georgia on My Mind" (lyrics by Stuart Gorrell), "The Nearness of You" (lyrics by Ned Washington), and "Heart and Soul" (lyrics by Frank Loesser).
Nat King Cole & Gordon Jenkins Orchestra- Star Dust 3:15
2 Hoagy Carmichael & Buddy Cole Trio- Georgia On My Mind 2:58
3 Zoot Sims & Al Cohn Sextet- Rockin' Chair 3:20
4 Chet Baker Quartet- I Get Along WIthout You Very Well
Featuring - Russ Freeman
2:59
5 Dean Martin- In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
Orchestra, Conductor - Dick Stabile
2:59
6 Art Tatum- Judy 3:48
7 Hoagy Carmichael- Lazy River 2:19
8 Sheila Jordan Quartet- Baltimore Oriole 2:34
9 Four Freshmen & Billy May Orchestra- Ole Buttermilk Sky 2:09
10 Margaret Whiting & Buddy Cole Orchestra*- When Love Goes Wrong 2:26
11 Johnny Mercer & Billy May Orchestra- Memphis In June 3:06
12 Milt Jackson & Horace Silver Quartet- The Nearness Of You 4:05
13 Dinah Shore & Red Norvo Quintet- Skylark 2:23
14 Buddy Defranco, Tal Farlow & Sonny Clark- Star Dust 6:09
15 Nat King Cole & Nelon Riddle Orchestra*- How Little We Know 3:47
16 Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mandel Orchestra- Two Sleepy People 4:35
17 Kay Starr- A Woman Likes To Be Told
Orchestra - Unknown Artist
3:12
18 John Lewis Quartet- Skylark 3:07
19 Hoagy Carmichael, Art Pepper & Harry 'Sweets' Edison*- New Orleans 3:52
20 Mel Torme Trio- Heart And Soul 2:56
21 Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mandel Orchestra- Winter Moon 4:12
22 Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong & Billy May Orchestra- Lazy River 3:14
23 Billie Holiday & Ray Ellis Orchestra- I Get Along Without You Very Well 3:01
24 Hoagy Carmichael Trio- Star Dust 2:29