The Essential George Gershwin

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Tracklist

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1Prelude No. 2 for Piano
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1928-12-10)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato (original version for piano) (on 1928-12-10)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes (original for piano)
George Gershwin2:40
2I Got Rhythm
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1930-11-18)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1930-11-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Ethel Waters3:04
3Oh Lady, Be Good
performer:
Buck and Bubbles (on 1933-12-26)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1933-12-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Buck and Bubbles3:30
4Summertime
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1936-07-10)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Pete Peterson (jazz bassist) (on 1936-07-10)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cozy Cole (on 1936-07-10)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1936-07-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1936-07-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1936-07-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-07-10)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1936-07-10)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Billie Holiday2:56
5Nice Work If You Can Get It
cornet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-10-22)
vocals:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-10-22) and Maxine Sullivan (jazz singer) (on 1937-10-22)
orchestra:
Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra (on 1937-10-22)
conductor:
Claude Thornhill (on 1937-10-22)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-10-22)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra2:52
6They Can’t Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-18)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-18)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire3:08
7Swanee
vocals:
Al Jolson (on 1943-12-07)
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra (on 1943-12-07)
conductor:
Leo F. Forbstein (on 1943-12-07)
arranger:
Ray Heindorf
recording of:
Swanee (on 1943-12-07)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1919)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. (on 1919-10-31)
Al Jolson1:35
8Liza
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1945-09-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Morey Feld (on 1945-09-24)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1945-09-24)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1945-09-24)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Red Norvo (on 1945-09-24)
instrumental recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1945-09-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Benny Goodman3:01
9Someone to Watch Over Me
recorded in:
Hollywood (on 1945-07-30)
producer:
Bill Richards (producer)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-07-30)
double bass:
John Ryan (double bassist) (on 1945-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-07-30)
flute:
John Mayhew (flutist) (on 1945-07-30)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1945-07-30)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-07-30)
viola:
Sam Freed (on 1945-07-30)
violin:
David Frisina (on 1945-07-30) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-07-30)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1945-07-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Frank Sinatra23:22
10’S Wonderful
vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer) (on 1947-11-28) and Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-28)
conductor:
Harry Zimmerman (on 1947-11-28)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (on 1947-11-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark2:37
11Do It Again
vocals:
Jane Russell (on 1947-07-10)
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist) (on 1947-07-10)
recording of:
Do It Again (on 1947-07-10)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
Jane Russell3:18
12Soon
vocals:
Dorothy Kirsten (american operatic soprano) (on 1950-04-26)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976) (on 1950-04-26)
recording of:
Soon (on 1950-04-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Dorothy Kirsten2:58
13Fascinating Rhythm / Someone to Watch Over Me
piano:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor) (on 1953-02-19)
orchestra:
Morton Gould and His Orchestra (on 1953-02-19)
instrumental recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm (on 1953-02-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1953-02-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Morton Gould8:08
14The Man I Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday43:08
15Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-03)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-03)
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire3:14
16Love Is Here to Stay
vocals:
Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1950-07-21)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1937-03-03)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1937-03-03)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Gene Kelly4:09
17How Long Has This Been Going On?
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1954-08-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Norm Jeffries (drummer) (on 1954-08-18)
piano:
Irving Joseph (on 1954-08-18)
vocals:
Felicia Sanders (on 1954-08-18)
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film) (on 1954-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Felicia Sanders3:07
18Blues
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1952-10-25)
Harry James and His Orchestra4:12
19But Not for Me
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1956-09-26)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1956-09-26)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1956-09-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Doris Day2:38
20A Foggy Day
recording engineer:
Phil Edwards (recording engineer)
producer:
Carl E. Jefferson
bass:
Monty Budwig (on 1977-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jake Hanna (jazz drummer) (on 1977-07-07)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1977-07-07)
saxophone:
Scott Hamilton (jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader)
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1977-07-07)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney
remixer:
Phil Edwards (recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Jazz, Inc. (previously parent company of Concord Records and Concord Jazz, part of Concord Music Group since 2004)
recorded at:
Sunwest Recording Studios in Hollywood (on 1977-07-07)
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1977-07-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Rosemary Clooney52:54
21I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise
vocals:
Georges Guétary (on 1950-07-25)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-07-25)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-07-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1951)
recording of:
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (on 1950-07-25)
lyricist:
Arthur Francis (in 1922) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1922)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1922)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Georges Guétary2:37
22Third Movement (Allegro Agitato)
piano:
Oscar Levant (on 1942-05-04)
orchestra:
The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1942-05-04)
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor) (on 1942-05-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato (on 1942-05-04)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
Oscar Levant6:26
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mixer:Jen Wyler (American sound engineer)