Sometimes I Wonder...

~ Release by Hoagy Carmichael (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Stardust
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1942-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1942-05-11)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1942-05-11)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1942-05-11)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Hoagy Carmichael2:34
2Washboard Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-11-18)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-11-18)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1927-11-18)
bass clarinet:
Chester Hazlett (on 1927-11-18)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-11-18)
double bass:
Steve Brown (1920s jazz bassist) (on 1927-11-18)
guitar:
Wilbur Hall (on 1927-11-18)
piano:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1927-11-18)
trombone:
Boyce Cullen (trombonist) (on 1927-11-18) and Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1927-11-18)
vibraphone:
Harold McDonald (drummer active in the 1920’s) (on 1927-11-18)
viola:
Matty Malneck (on 1927-11-18)
violin:
Kurt Dieterle (on 1927-11-18) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1927-11-18)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1927-11-18)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-11-18)
recording of:
Washboard Blues (on 1927-11-18)
lyricist:
Fred B. Callahan and Irving Mills (in 1926)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1925)
publisher:
Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1925-05-28)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra4:23
3Rampart Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-27)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-03-27)
banjo:
Perry Botkin (on 1929-03-27)
double bass:
Joe Tarto (on 1929-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1929-03-27)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1929-03-27)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1929-03-27)
trumpet:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1929-03-27)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1929-03-27) and Scrappy Lambert (on 1929-03-27)
orchestra:
The Cotton Pickers (on 1929-03-27)
The Cotton Pickers3:33
4Rockin' Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-21)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1930-05-21)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1930-05-21)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:32
5Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-09-15)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1930-09-15)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1930-09-15)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:13
6Bessie Couldn't Help It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-09-15)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (until 1930-09-15)
recording of:
Bessie Couldn’t Help It (on 1930-09-15)
writer:
Charles A. Bayha, Jacques Richmond (songwriter) and Byron Warner (active in the 1960's)
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra2:59
7Lazy River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-11-20)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1930-11-20)
recording of:
Lazy River (on 1930-11-20)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:16
8Sing It Way Down Low
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-09-01)
alto saxophone, drums (drum set), guitar, tenor saxophone, trombone and tuba:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-09-01)
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-09-01) and Sid Peltyn (on 1932-09-01)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1932-09-01)
Hoagy Carmichael2:50
9Snowball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-09-13)
piano:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1933-09-13)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1933-09-13)
recording of:
Snowball (on 1933-09-13)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael2:50
10Lazybones
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-09-13)
piano:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1933-09-13)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1933-09-13)
recording of:
Lazy Bones (on 1933-09-13)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Hoagy Carmichael3:03
11One Morning in May
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-10-10)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1933-10-10)
recording of:
One Morning In May (on 1933-10-10)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1933)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1933)
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra2:44
12Judy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-03-09)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1934-03-09)
recording of:
Judy (credited to "Carmichael, Lerner") (on 1934-03-09)
lyricist:
Sammy Lerner
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Samuel M. Lerner Publications, Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:02
13Moon Country
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-03-09)
orchestra:
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (on 1934-03-09)
recording of:
Moon Country (Is Home to Me) (on 1934-03-09)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer
Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:16
14Two Sleepy People
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-10-14)
clarinet:
Jack Mayhew (on 1938-10-14)
double bass:
Jim Taft (on 1938-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1938-10-14)
piano:
Charlie LaVere (on 1938-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Maurice Freedman (on 1938-10-14)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-14)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1938-10-14)
vocals:
Ella Logan (on 1938-10-14)
orchestra:
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra (until 1938-10-14)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-14)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra3:10
15Riverboat Shuffle
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-10-18)
clarinet:
Jack Mayhew (on 1938-10-18)
double bass:
Jim Taft (on 1938-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1938-10-18)
piano:
Charlie LaVere (on 1938-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Maurice Freedman (on 1938-10-18)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-18)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1938-10-18)
orchestra:
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra (on 1938-10-18)
recording of:
Riverboat Shuffle (on 1938-10-18)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, Parish and Dick Voynow
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra2:43
16New Orleans
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-10-14)
clarinet:
Jack Mayhew (on 1938-10-14)
double bass:
Jim Taft (on 1938-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1938-10-14)
piano:
Charlie LaVere (on 1938-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Maurice Freedman (on 1938-10-14)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-14)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1938-10-14)
vocals:
Ella Logan (on 1938-10-14)
orchestra:
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra (on 1938-10-14)
recording of:
New Orleans (on 1938-10-14)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra3:11
17Mr. Music Master
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-03-27)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1942-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1942-03-27)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1942-03-27)
Hoagy Carmichael2:28
18Don't Forget to Say 'No', Baby
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1942-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1942-05-11)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1942-05-11)
recording of:
Don’t Forget to Say ‘No’, Baby (on 1942-05-11)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael, Cee Pee Johnson and Harry Leon
Hoagy Carmichael2:37
19Hong Kong Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1943)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1943)
recording of:
Hong Kong Blues (in 1943)
lyricist and composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael2:21
20Huggin' & Chalkin'
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-08-19)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1946-08-19) and The Chickadees (jazz vocal group) (on 1946-08-19)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-08-19)
recording of:
Huggin' and Chalkin' (on 1946-08-19)
writer:
Kermit Goell and Clancy Hayes
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:40
21I May Be Wrong
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-08-19)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1946-08-19) and The Chickadees (jazz vocal group) (on 1946-08-19)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-08-19)
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:42
22Ole Buttermilk Sky
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-11-07)
alto saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1946-11-07) and Jack Mayhew (on 1946-11-07)
double bass:
Artie Shapiro (on 1946-11-07)
drums (drum set):
John Cyr (drums) (on 1946-11-07)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1946-11-07)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1946-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Eccks (on 1946-11-07) and Morty Friedman (on 1946-11-07)
trombone:
Ed Kuczborski (on 1946-11-07) and Sy Zentner (on 1946-11-07)
trumpet:
Bob Guy (jazz trumpet) (on 1946-11-07), Bruce Hudson (on 1946-11-07) and Uan Rasey (on 1946-11-07)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1946-11-07)
orchestra:
Lou Bring and His Orchestra (on 1946-11-07)
recording of:
Ole Buttermilk Sky (1946 song) (on 1946-11-07)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Lou Bring and His Orchestra2:15
23A Tune for Humming
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-09-18)
background vocals [female chorus]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1947-09-18)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-09-18)
recording of:
A Tune for Humming (on 1947-09-18)
writer:
Frank Loesser
Hoagy Carmichael2:55
24Memphis in June
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-16)
trumpet:
Billy May (on 1947-12-16)
vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1947-12-16)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1947-12-16)
recording of:
Memphis in June (on 1947-12-16)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
Billy May & His Orchestra3:01
25Rockin' Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-12-13) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-13)
double bass:
Pops Foster (on 1929-12-13)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13), Henry Allen (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-13) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1929-12-13)
vibraphone:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13) and Hoagy Carmichael (on 1929-12-13)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1929-12-13)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:26

Credits

Release

engineer:Peter Dempsey (sleeve notes, music researcher)
Martin Haskell (sound engineer)
celesta and piano:Hoagy Carmichael
compiler:Ray Crick
Peter Dempsey (sleeve notes, music researcher)
vocals:Hoagy Carmichael
design:Phil Duffy (visual designer, worked at P.D. Graphics Ltd.)
ASIN:US: B00002JXDQ [info]