Gershwin Plays Gershwin: Original Recordings 1919-1931

by George Gershwin

Gershwin Plays Gershwin: Original Recordings 1919-1931 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 3 January 2001
  • Label: Naxos
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Subtitled 'Original Recordings 1919-1931', this Naxos collection presents George Gershwin performing his own music in piano rolls and early electrical recordings. The composer is heard in 'Rhapsody in Blue' and songs from his Broadway shows, documents of Tin Pan Alley performance practice.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, acoustic, retro, melodic, historical, modern

Tracklist

  1. Rhapsody In Blue
  2. An American In Paris
  3. Make Believe
  4. Grieving For You
  5. Land Where The Good Songs Go
  6. Some Sunday Morning
  7. Rhapsody In Blue

Credits

  • George Gershwin - primary artist, performer
  • Michelle Justice - cover
  • Jerome Stern - liner notes

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