The essential George Gershwin
by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937,
| Music CD 2003 |
| Available at 2 Libraries 2 of 2 copies |
Contents
Prelude no. 2 for piano (George Gershwin) (2:39)I got rhythm (Ethel Waters) (3:03)
Oh lady, be good (Buck & Bubbles) (3:28)
Summertime (Billie Holiday) (2:53)
Nice work if you can get it (Maxine Sullivan and her orchestra) (2:49)
They can't take that away from me (Fred Astaire) (3:06)
Swanee (Al Jolson) (1:33)
Liza (Benny Goodman) (3:00)
Someone to watch over me (Frank Sinatra) (3:19)
'S wonderful (Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark) (2:36)
Do it again (Jane Russell) (3:15)
Soon (Dorothy Kirsten) (2:56)
Fascinating rhythm ; Someone to watch over me (Morton Gould, his piano and orchestra) (8:06)
The man I love (Billie Holiday) (3:04)
Let's call the whole thing off (Fred Astaire) (3:13)
Love is here to stay (Gene Kelly) (4:06)
How long has this been going on (Felicia Sanders) (3:04)
Blues (Harry James and his orchestra) (4:10)
But not for me (Doris Day) (2:36)
A foggy day (Rosemary Clooney) (2:51)
I'll build a stairway to paradise (Georges Guetary) (2:34)
Concerto in F. Third movement (Oscar Levant) (6:25)
Of thee I sing. Overture (Buffalo Philharmonic) (4:38)
They all laughed (Tony Bennett) (2:44)
Of thee I sing (the Hi-Lo's) (2:40)
Promenade (Los Angeles Philharmonic) (2:54)
I've got a crush on you (Ella Fitzgerald) (2:17)
Somebody loves me (Alberta Hunter) (2:54)
Love walked in ; Embraceable you (Maureen McGovern) (4:09)
Mine (Dick Hyman) (2:57)
Isn't it a pity (Mel Tormé) (3:09)
Introduction and Jazzbo Brown (Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra) (3:02)
It ain't necessarily so (Aretha Franklin) (3:07)
Bess, you is my woman now (Robert McFerrin and Adele Addison) (5:12)
I loves you, Porgy (Miles Davis) (3:40)
My man's gone now (Sarah Vaughan) (5:42)
There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York (Cab Calloway) (2:17)
Who cares? (Tony Bennett) (3:17)
Rhapsody in blue (George Gershwin) (13:43)
Strike up the band (Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra) (2:41)
Home blues (Michael Feinstein) (3:51).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Popular music.
Musicals -- Excerpts. Jazz. Piano music. Piano with orchestra. Rhapsodies (Music) |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Sony Classical,2003 |
| Other Titles | Works. |
| Contributors |
Waters, Ethel,
1896-1977, performer. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, performer. Astaire, Fred, performer. Jolson, Al, 1886-1950, performer. Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986, performer. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, performer. Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994, performer. Clark, Buddy, 1911-1949, performer. Russell, Jane, 1921-2011, performer. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992, performer. Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, performer. Sanders, Felicia, performer. Day, Doris, 1922-2019, performer. Clooney, Rosemary, performer. Guétary, Georges, performer. Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972, performer. Bennett, Tony, 1926- performer. Fitzgerald, Ella, performer. Hunter, Alberta, performer. McGovern, Maureen, performer. Hyman, Dick, 1927- performer. Tormé, Mel, 1925-1999, performer. Franklin, Aretha, performer. McFerrin, Robert, 1921-2006, performer. Addison, Adele, performer. Davis, Miles, performer. Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990, performer. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, performer. Feinstein, Michael, performer. Buck and Bubbles, performer. Maxine Sullivan Orchestra, performer. Morton Gould Orchestra, performer. Harry James Orchestra, performer. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. Hi-Lo's (Musical group), performer. Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra, performer. |
| Participants/Performers |
Various performers. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Compact discs. Program notes by Tim Page and Diane Warren (15 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |