Buttermilk Skies: Hoagy Carmichael Songbook / Vari Buttermilk Skies: Hoagy Carmichael Songbook / Vari CD

Compiled by Bob Stanley, and making sense of the great American songwriters of the pre-Rock era, this is the first in Croydon Municipal's SONGBOOK series. It throws the spotlight on one of New York's finest, the laid back Hoagy Carmichael. This is a hugely satisfying parade of hits and bona fide Pop standards, from the '30s to the '60s, classics that still feature regularly on set lists, on the radio, and in adverts as well as lesser known gems. Beautifully presented and annotated, the in-depth and heartfelt sleeve-notes tell the story behind Hoagy, the writer of 'Heart & Soul', 'Stardust' and 'Georgia on My Mind'.

1. Skylark - Matt Monro 2. My Resistance Is Low - Hoagy Carmichael 3. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles 4. Lazy River - Bobby Darin 5. Walk It Off - Tommy Dorsey ; Gordon Polk 6. We're the Couple in the Castle - Glenn Miller 7. That's Right I'm Wrong - Jack Teagarden 8. Baltimore Oriole - Carmen McRae 9. Small Fry - Al Bowlly 10. How Little We Know - Anita Boyer 11. Ole Buttermilk Sky - Hoagy Carmichael 12. April in My Heart - Billie Holiday 13. Lazy Bones - Jeri Southern 14. Two Sleepy People - Bob Hope ; Shirley Ross 15. Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief - Betty Hutton 16. Sing It Way Down Low - Louis Prima 17. Moon Country - Dinah Shore 18. Memphis in June - Nina Simone 19. Ivy - Jo Stafford 20. Eventide - Louis Armstrong 21. One Morning in May - Mel Torme 22. Heart and Soul - Hank Jones