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George Gershwin 1898 1937 was essentially self taught and was first a song plugger in Tin Pan Alley and an accompanist. In his teens he began to compose popular songs and produced a succession of musicals from 1919 to 1933 with lyrics generally provided by brother Ira 1896 1983. Gershwin went to Hollywood in 1936 to write songs for films. This collection features 21 Gershwin tunes as performed by such names as Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Bill Evans & Jim Hall, Carmen McRae, Louis Armstrong and many more. |
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 Summertime (a)
A Foggy Day (b)
Our Love Is Here To Stay (c)
They Can't That That Away From Me (d)
My Man's Gone Now (e)
Strike Up The Band (f)
'S Wonderful (g)
Summertime (h)
Prelude II (i)
But Not For Me (j)
The Man I Love (k)
It Ain't Necessarily So (l)
Embraceable You (m)
Somebody Loves Me (n)
Nice Work If You Can Get It (o)
I Got Rhythm (p)
Love Walked In (q)
They All Laughed (r)
Who Cares? (s)
Rhapsody In Blue (t)
Summertime (u) |
Artists: a- Miles Davis & Gil Evans; b- Billie Holiday All Stars; c- J.J. Johnson Quintet; d- Peggy Lee & Orchestra; e- Bill Evans & Jim Hall; f- Tony Bennett & Count Basie; g- Ruby Braff & Coleman Hawkins; h- Carmen McRae & Orchestra; i- Kenny Burrell; j- Dinah Washington & Orchestra; k- Erroll Garner Trio; l- Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald; m- Clifford Brown & Strings; n- Oscar Peterson Trio; o- Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer; p- Ernestine Anderson & Orchestra; q- Sonny Clark Trio; r- Bing Crosby & Orchestra; s- Anita O'Day & Paul Smith Quartet; t- Doc Cheatham & Sammy Price; u- Charlie parker & Strings |
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