In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening

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In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening is a song composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1951 . The text is from Johnny Mercer . In the version sung by Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman , it was used as the movie song for the movie Wedding Parade.

At the Academy Awards in 1952 , the song was awarded the Oscar in the Best Song category.

The song has been covered many times, including by Dean Martin Frank Sinatra and Bette Midler . Tom Lord lists 22 cover versions of the title in the field of jazz , u. a. also by Les Brown , Harry James / Rosemary Clooney , Ray Conniff , Mavis Rivers , Tommy Dorsey , Neal Hefti , Bob Wilber , George Masso , Keith Smith , Keith Ingham and Harry Allen .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening. Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
  2. ^ Wedding Parade (1951) - Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Dean Martin - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening. Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Frank Sinatra - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening. Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Bette Midler - In the Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening. Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 12, 2014)