(Up A) Lazy River

"*(Up A) Lazy River*"
"(Up A) Lazy River"
Song by Louis Armstrong
Published	1930
Genre	Jazz standard, pop standard
Songwriter(s)	Hoagy Carmichael
Composer(s)	Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin

"(Up A) Lazy River" is a popular tune and song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin, published in 1930. The melody is by Arodin, arranged and with words modified by Carmichael.^[1] It is considered a jazz standard and pop standard, and has been recorded by many artists as listed below.

Recorded versions

The song was stored in music box format in a permanent outdoor display in Cathedral Park under the St. John's Bridge in Portland, Oregon.

Permanent outdoor exhibit of a metal river at Cathedral Park, under the St. John's Bridge in Portland Oregon, installed with music box tune of Hoagy Carmichael's "Up A Lazy River", the year the bridge was dedicated.

Close up of a sign describing exhibit of Drawing on the River at Cathedral Park, under the St. John's Bridge.
A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives.^[7]
"(Up A) Lazy River" can also be heard in the 1959 film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!.
A cover of the song is featured in Shredder Orpheus, sung by Hades (Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi).
Bullets Over Broadway features the song heavily as the mobster Cheech's calling card.

^ Red Hot Jazz Archive. "Sidney Arodin (1901-1948)".
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 216.
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 6, 1961".
^ The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
^ Chuck Miller (August 24, 2011). "K-Chuck Radio: 1960's Music Videos, courtesy of the Scopitone". Times Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ Bob Orlowsky. "Scopitone Archive by Artist: G to L". Scopitone Archive. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ IMDB. "The Best Years of Our Lives - Soundtracks". IMDb.