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Donald Macleod on George Gershwin and jazz
Donald Macleod on George Gershwin and jazz. For many, George Gershwin was the foremost composer of the "jazz age" and it's through jazz-inflected interpretations that his music has reached its widest audience. In this programme Donald Macleod explores Gershwin's relationship with the then-nascent and evolving music of jazz.
The Real American Folk Song
The Kings Singers
George Shearing, piano
Neil Swainson, bass
Fascinating Rhythm
Ella Fitzgerald
Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
Embraceable You
Herbie Hancock, piano
I Got Rhythm
Stephane Grappelli, violin
Django Reinhardt, guitar
I Got Rhythm Variations
Wayne Marshall, piano
Summertime
Miles Davis, trumptet
Gil Evans, arranger
Someone to Watch Over Me
Blossom Dearie, piano
Rhapsody in Blue
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
Produced in Cardiff by Martin Williams
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George Gershwin
The Real American Folksong
Performer: George Shearing. Performer: Neil Swainson. Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.- EMI Music CDC7541902.
- EMI Music.
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George Gershwin
Fascinating Rhythm
Performer: Nelson Riddle. Singer: Ella Fitzgerald.- ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN SONGBOOK.
- VERVE RECORDS.
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George Gershwin
Embraceable You
Performer: Herbie Hancock.- GERSHWIN'S WORLD.
- VERVE.
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George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
Performer: St茅phane Grappelli. Performer: Django Reinhardt.- ASV : CD AJA-5267.
- ASV.
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George Gershwin
Variations on 'I Got Rhythm' for piano and orchestra
Performer: Wayne Marshall. Orchestra: Aalborg Symfoniorkester.- Erato : 5620562.
- Erato.
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George Gershwin
Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
Performer: Miles Davis. Performer: Gil Evans.- COLUMBIA : CK-65141.
- COLUMBIA.
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George Gershwin
Someone to Watch Over Me
Singer: Blossom Dearie.- Not Now Music 鈥嶯OT3CD133.
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- Gershwin Saint-Saens Ravel Benjamin Grosvenor RLPO James Judd.
- Decca.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Prelude in G major, Op.28 no.3
Performer: Martha Argerich.
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