American Classic
One of the most recorded songs in history, and my father’s favorite — he had my mother play it on the piano every night — Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, who supposedly wrote it at The Gables (closed, then resurrected) on Indiana, right across from the Indiana University Law School.
It was the jazz era, so it was deconstructed and improvised, sometimes to the point that it was no longer recognizable.
The iconic recording, the Artie Shaw Orchestra (Shaw on clarinet, of course), 1940:
The Benny Goodman Orchestra (Goodman on clarinet, again, of course), 1936:
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1940:
I think the best vocal recording, Bing Crosby, 1931:
rightwingprof :: Nov.18.2008 :: Odds 'n Ends :: 1 Comment »
It got heavy play by the Joe Wendel Ensemble (German band I used to play in).