"New Orleans" is a 1932 popular song written by Hoagy Carmichael. The song is now considered a jazz standard, along with several other Carmichael compositions such as " Stardust", " Georgia on My Mind" and " Lazy River". [1]
The song was recorded by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra and the Casa Loma Orchestra as an up-tempo number, but failed to achieve success until Carmichael released a slower version of the song with Scottish vocalist Ella Logan. [2] It was based on the chord progression from the bridge of two earlier standards: " You Took Advantage of Me" and " Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". [2]
A classic recording is by Ella Logan and Carmichael. Another is by Dorothy Loudon in her album entitled "Saloon." Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Our Man in New Orleans. [3] Canadian rock band Stampeders included a cover of the song on their 1975 album Steamin, and Teddi King also covered it on her 2008 album 'Round Midnight.
See also
Notes
- ^ Hoagy Carmichael biography on Allmusic - retrieved on 25 May 2009
- ^ a b Richard M. Sudhalter: Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael. Oxford University Press US, 2003. ISBN 0-19-516898-4. p. 151
- ^ Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013.
External links
- "New Orleans" at jazzstandards.com
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