Essential George Gershwin

Essential George Gershwin

Essential George Gershwin
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Edition: Music CD
Format: Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2003-01-14
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Prelude No. 2 For Piano
  2. I Got Rhythm - Ethel Waters
  3. Oh Lady, Be Good - Buck & Bubbles
  4. Summertime - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
  5. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra
  6. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
  7. Swanee - Al Jolson
  8. Liza - Benny Goodman
  9. Someone To Watch Over Me - Frank Sinatra
  10. 'S Wonderful - Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark
  11. Do It Again - Jane Russell
  12. Soon - Dorothy Kirsten
  13. Fascinating Rhythm/Someone To Watch Over Me - Morton Gould
  14. The Man I Love - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
  15. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Fred Astaire
  16. Love Is Here To Stay - Gene Kelly
  17. How Long Has This Been Going On? - Felicia Sanders
  18. Blues - Harry James & His Orchestra
  19. But Not For Me - Doris Day
  20. A Foggy Day - Rosemary Clooney
  21. I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise - Georges Guetary
  22. Third Movement (Allegro Agitato) - Oscar Levant & Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York
Music CD 2
  1. Of Thee I Sing Overture - Buffalo Philharmonic
  2. They All Laughed - Tony Bennett
  3. Of Thee I Sing - The Hi-Lo's
  4. Promenade (Walking The Dog) - Los Angeles Philharmonic
  5. I've Got A Crush On You - Ella Fitzgerald
  6. Somebody Loves Me - Alberta Hunter
  7. Love Walked In/Embraceable You - Maureen McGovern
  8. Mine - Dick Hyman
  9. Isn't It A Pity - Mel Tormé
  10. Introduction and Jazzbo Brown - Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
  11. It Ain't Necessarily So - Aretha Franklin
  12. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Robert Mcferrin & Adele Addison
  13. I Loves You, Porgy - Miles Davis
  14. My Man's Gone Now - Sarah Vaughan
  15. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York - Cab Calloway
  16. Who Cares? - Tony Bennett
  17. Rhapsody in Blue
  18. Strike Up The Band - André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
  19. Home Blues - Michael Feinstein

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Free Music Review: "I Love A Gershwin Tune, How About You?"
Hit: 5 Stars

According to the liner notes: "George Gershwin produced melodies the way an apple tree bears fruit -- naturally, prolifically, inevitably."

True enough, if he lived a lot longer, he would undeniably be the most prolific composer of all-time and would have created a lot more lovely and remarkable melodies. I considered him the most brilliant composer America ever produced. In my heart, his music will linger on forever! It has that unbelievable charm and there's something about the melodies as well as the lyrics. Thanks to the brilliant mind of George and the creative talent of Ira in writing the lyrics, we can appreciate and enjoy the finest music we'll ever know in our lifetime. This is the kind of music my late parents loved listening to and I was greatly influenced by them. I have loved the music of the Gershwin Brothers as far back as I could remember! Imagine a grade-schooler loving this kind of music then? Just because I've been hearing them played over and over in our turntable and eventually learned to appreciate and enjoy them!

This 2-CD Set features superb performances of Goodman, Sinatra, Bennett, Fitzgerald, Clooney, Astaire, Day, Torme, Feinstein, among many others. On Disc One, the tracks I enjoyed the most are Fred Astaire's "They Can't Take That Away From Me" which was originally recorded in the '30s from the movie "Shall We Dance?" a haunting rendition of "Someone To Watch Over Me" by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Axel Stordahl and was recorded in the '40s, a duet by Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark's "'S Wonderful," Gene Kelly's mellow rendition of "Our Love Is Here To Stay," the last song ever composed before Mr. Gershwin was hospitalized; and "How Long Has This Been Going On" by Felicia Sanders. Two legendary songbirds of all-time, Rosemary Clooney and Doris Day covering two of the best tracks, "A Foggy Day" and "But Not For Me," respectively.

The very highlight on Disc Two is the ultimate piece of classic in the modern era, "Rhapsody In Blue" a masterpiece performed by the great composer himself, Mr. George Gershwin.

Other noteworthy tracks are Ella Fitzgerald's "I've Got A Crush On You" and Maureen McGovern's heartfelt performance in a medley of "Love Walked In/Embraceable You" with its enchanting piano back up. Tony Bennett's singing "Who Cares?" is so fabulous with its forceful piano intro! "...He's not concerned with stocks and bonds he'd been burned with.... Who cares?.... Love's the only thing that matters..." Accompanying him in this wonderful performance is the Ralph Sharon Trio. This is one of the best tracks on the second CD.

This is definitely a must-have not only for all Gershwin enthusiasts but also for "would-be" Gershwin fans! It's certainly a keeper.

Essential George Gershwin Poster

Given his seemingly effortless ability at melding such disparate forms as jazz and gospel with his own rare melodic gifts, it's not hard to view George Gershwin as America's first classical crossover artist. But as this glorious, 41-track double-disc introduction to Gershwin's epochal repertoire quickly demonstrates, that assessment woefully shortchanges the sheer grandeur of "Rhapsody in Blue" or the sultry earthiness of "Summertime." Singer and pop musicologist Michael Feinstein produced the set (as well as contributing a new recording of "Home Blues"), and under his guidance it understandably leans toward Gershwin's remarkable body of songcraft, though it also includes more concert-oriented pieces such as the "Rhapsody" and "Prelude No. 2," both in original performances by the composer. But Feinstein's loving sense of American pop song history insures that the performances here are both inspired and enlightening. Indeed, his choices represent not only a who's who of 20th-century pop and saloon singers--spanning a rich pantheon that includes Jolson, Kelly, Astaire, Holliday, Sinatra, Bennett, Waters, Torme, Clooney, Day, Vaughan, and Fitzgerald--but deftly underscore Gershwin's transcendent synthesis of style, era, and distinctly American subject matter. Also includes a written tribute by modern songwriter Diane Warren and an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Page. -?Jerry McCulley

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