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Baltimore Oriole

Written: 1942

Music by:
Hoagy Carmichael

Words by:
Paul Francis Webster

Written for: Independent Publication
(not for a Broadway show, revue, movie, etc.)
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Kathy Blackburn

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"Baltimore Oriole"

at the Jazzchool Institute Vocal Concert at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA, December 5, 2011.

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c. 1942 and 1956
Hoagy Carmichael
albums: Hoagy Carmichael Sings
Hoagy Carmichael and Hoagy Sings Carmichael

c. 1942

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Notes: This CD (originally an LP) includes "sixteen of Hoagy Carmichael's most rewarding recordings of the 1939-51 period (mostly 1942-47) all of which are his compositions. "Although the exclusion of a personnel listing and even the recording dates is inexcusable, the music overcomes the major oversight. Carmichael, who sometimes leads a trio on these performances when he is not accompanied by an orchestra (including two 1939 numbers with the Casa Loma Orchestra), is heard in prime form on such songs as "The Old Music Master," "Memphis in June," "Riverboat Shuffle," "Georgia on My Mind," "Stardust," "Baltimore Oriole" and "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening." This album is worth searching for since the material is not yet readily available on CD. ~ Scott Yanow Whilst perhaps better known as a songwriter, Hoagy was also a hugely successful singer in his own right, unsurprisingly specialising in interpretations of his own work. His own recording career began taking off in 1927 with Stardust, then an instrumental track and to which Mitchell Parish would add lyrics two years later." Personnel: Hoagy Carmichael (vocals, piano). Recording information: 02/25/1939-03/01/1951." Scott Yanow at CD Universe.

Carmichael also recorded Baltimore Oriole for the jazz album Hoagy Sings Carmichael on Pacific Jazz in 1956 on which he appears only on vocals accompanied by Harry "Sweets" Edison, Don Fagerquist, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn (trumpet); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Jimmy Rowles (piano, celeste); Ralph Pena, Joe Mondragon (bass); Nick Fatool, Irv Cottler (drums)

1956

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Sheila Jordan
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Notes: PORTAIT OF SHEILA is one of the finest jazz vocal debut albums ever released. By 1962, however, this kind of straight jazz singing had started to become, if not exactly passé, more of an esoteric specialty, overtaken by bossa nova, the folk craze, the civil rights movement, free jazz, et al. (Which may be one reason why the sterling Sheila Jordan always had to keep her day job as a secretary. ) That aside, this is a spontaneous-sounding, enthusiastic session of an already accomplished young singer. Jordan's girlish voice suits the kid-speak of Oscar Brown Jr. 's "Dat Dere" perfectly, but it is also a supple and virtuosic instrument on just about any kind of song ("Falling In Love With Love," "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"). The equally deft accompaniment of guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Steve Swallow, and drummer Denzil Best (an original bebopper) keeps the music fresh, alive, and nearly dancelike. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 19 and October 12, 1962. Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff. Personnel: Sheila Jordan (vocals); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Steve Swallow (bass); Denzil Best (drums). -- from product description CD Universe.

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