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2 CD set Continuing Avid's tribute to the great American Songbook in their Essential Collection series, this set features one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century George Gershwin. We begin our 47 song journey with appropriately enough one of Gershwins most famous songs, the classic "Swanee" sung by Al Jolson. Over the course of this finely re mastered double CD, we can see how Gershwin applied his musical genius as he composed for stage, film and the concert hall. All areas of his writing are on display here, including two of his most famous concert works, "Rhapsody In Blue" cut version and "An American In Paris" featuring the great man himself at the piano. |
 Swanee (1a)
Do It Again (1b)
Fascinating Rhythm (1c) /Oh, Lady Be Good! (1d)
I'd Rather Charleston (1e)
The Man I Love (1f)
Somebody Loves Me (1g)
Looking For A Boy (1h)
Maybe (1i)
Clap Yo' Hands (1j)
Do, Do, Do (1k)
Someone To Watch Over Me (1l)
Funny Face (1m)
High Hat (1n)
's Wonderful (1o)
He Loves And She Loves (n)
My One And Only (1p)
I've Got A Crush On You (1q)
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) (1a)
Strike Up The Band (1r)
Bidin' My Time (1s)
Could You Use Me? (1t)
Embraceable You (1u)
I Got Rhythm (1v)
Rhapsody In Blue (1x)
But Not For Me (2a)
Treat Me Rough (2b)
Gems From Of Thee I Sing (2c)
Mine (2d)
Summertime (2e)
It Takes A Long Pull To Get There (2f)
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (2g)
It Ain't Necessarily So (2h)
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck (2i)
They All Laughed (2j)
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (2k)
They Can't Take That Away From Me (2k)
Things Are Looking Up (2l)
A Foggy Day (1r)
Nice Work If You Can Get It (2m)
Love Walked In (2n)
I Was Doing All Right (1h)
Love Is Here To Stay (2o)
Dawn Of A New Day (2p)
Changing My Tune (2q)
For You, For Me, For Evermore (2r)
An American In Paris (1x) |
Artists: 1a- Al Jolson; 1b- Sue Allen/Billy Butterfield; 1c- Hazel Scott; 1d- Ike Hatch; 1e- Fred & Adele Astaire; 1f- Lena Horne; 1g- Jack Teagarden/Eddie Condon; 1h- Ella Fitzgerald; 1i- Bing Crosby; 1j- The Merry Macs; 1k- Gertrude Lawrence; 1l- Lee Wiley/Eddie Condon; 1m- Whispering Jack Smith; 1n- Hutch; 1o- Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark; 1p- Jack Hylton/vocal trio; 1q- Sarah Vaughan; 1r- Carroll Gibbons/Anne Lenner; 1s- The Foursome; 1t- Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney; 1w- Frank Sinatra; 1x- George Gershwin/Paul Whiteman Concert Orch./Nathaniel Shilkret; 2a- Teddy Wilson/Helen Ward; 2b- Mickey Rooney; 2c- Jane Froman; 2d- Shirley Ross & The Foursome; 2e- Helen Jepson; 2f- Paul Robesom; 2g- Lawrence Tibbett; 2h- Johnny Mercer/Billy Butterfield; 2i- Roy Fox/Mary Lee; 2j- Red Nichols/The Three Songies; 2k- Billie Holiday; 2l- Fred Astarie; 2m- Carroll Gibbons/George Melachrino; 2n- Kenny Baker; 2o- Mildred Bailey/Red Norvo; 2p- Horace Heidt/Charles Goodwin; 2q- Artie Shaw/Mel Torme; 2r- Margaret Whiting |
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