Jazz Articles about Richard Sudhalter

Richard Sudhalter, Barbara Lea; Bob Dorough; Jim Ferguson: Stardust Melodies: The Rare and Beloved Songs of Hoagy Carmichael

by C. Michael Bailey
May 1, 2002

Title: Stardust Melodies: The Rare and Beloved Songs of Hoagy Carmichael

Year: 2002

Artist Name: Richard Sudhalter, Barbara Lea; Bob Dorough; Jim Ferguson

Record Label: Challenge Records 73231

Genre: Vocal

Hoagy Carmichael in all of his 1920s glory...

A brief illustration on the importance of Hoagy Carmichael:

A number of years ago, I was visiting my mother in a local nursing home. She, like the majority patients, suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, a progressive condition that tragically induces a profound ...

Richard Sudhalter/Barbara Lea/Bob Dorough/Jim Ferguson: Stardust Melody: Beloved and Rare Songs of Hoagy Carmichael

by Dave Nathan
April 12, 2002

It takes an album like this to fully comprehend and perhaps even appreciate the contributions Hoagy Carmichael made to American popular music. Tunes like his “I Get Along without You Very Well", “The Nearness of You", “Skylark" and of course, one of the most oft recorded songs in popular music history, “Stardust", are woven deeply into the fabric of popular song. A group of veteran jazz and non-jazz performers have gotten together for an album to honor Carmichael with a ...