Jazz Vocalists Sing George Gershwin
Jazz Vocalists Sing George Gershwin
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48 tracks celebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important composers of the 20th century, 2CD set with extensive 16-page booklet.
When George Gershwin died suddenly from a brain tumour in 1937 at the age of 38, he was a widely renowned musician with a long career as a composer of concert pieces and songs for Hollywood movies and the Broadway stage. However, he hardly could have imagined that his works would remain influential so long after his passing, or that they would become jazz standards performed and recorded by countless artists over the decades.
This outstanding 2-CD set presents a wide selection of Gershwin classics (in most cases with lyrics by his brother Ira) sung by some of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time including Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong and many others.
Contents and tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy - Simone, Nina
2 Sarah Vaughan - Bidin' My Time - Vaughan, Sarah
3 Ella Fitzgerald - Strike Up The Band - Fitzgerald, Ella
4 Peggy Lee - It Ain't Necessarily So - Lee, Peggy
5 Helen Merrill - Summertime - Merrill, Helen
6 Frank Sinatra - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Sinatra, Frank
7 Billie Holiday - Embraceable You - Holiday, Billy
8 Dinah Washington - Somebody Loves Me - Washington, Dinah
9 Tony Bennett - Love Walked In - Bennett, Tony
10 Julie London - 'S Wonderful - London, Julie
11 Shirley Horn - A Foggy Day - Horn, Shirley
12 Blossom Dearie - Little Jazz Bird - Dearie, Blossom
13 Lena Horne - The Man I Love - Horn, Lena
14 The Hi-Los - Fascinatin' Rhythm - The Hi-Los
15 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Fitzgerald, Ella & Armstrong, Lou
16 Carmen McRae - Nice Work If You Can Get It - McRae, Carmen
17 Bing Crosby - They All Laughed - Crosby, Bing
18 Julie London - How Long Has This Been Going On? - London, Julie
19 Chris Connor - Someone To Watch Over Me - Connor, Chris
20 Chet Baker - But Not For Me - Baker, Chat
21 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime - Fitzgerald, Ella & Armstrong, Lou
22 Morgana King - For You, For Me, For Evermore - King, Morgana
23 Nat King Cole - Embraceable You - Cole, Nat King
24 Johnny Hartman - Somebody Loves Me - Hartmann, Johnny
Disc: 2
1 Ella Fitzgerald - Who Cares? - Fitzgerald, Ella
2 Joe Williams - S Wonderful - Williams, Joe
3 Dinah Washington - I've Got A Crush On You - Washington, Dinah
4 Sarah Vaughan - Blah, Blah, Blah - Vaughan, Sarah
5 Abbey Lincoln - Love Walked In - Lincoln, Abby
6 Anita O'Day - Medley: 'S Wonderful/They Can't Take That Away From Me - O'Day, Anita
7 Blossom Dearie - Someone To Watch Over Me - Horne, Lena
8 Lena Horne - How Long Has This Been Going On? - Four Freshmen, The
9 The Four Freshmen - Love Is Here To Stay - Lee, Jeane
10 Jeanne Lee - Summertime - Fitzgerald, Ella
11 Ella Fitzgerald - Shall We Dance? - Armstrong, Louis
12 Louis Armstrong - I Was Doin' All Right - Simone, Nina
13 Nina Simone - Porgy, I Is Your Woman Now - Astaire, Fred
14 Fred Astaire - Lady Be Good - Moore, Marylin
15 Marilyn Moore - I Got Rhythm - Vaughan, Sarah
16 Sarah Vaughan - Soon - Andrews Sisters, The
17 The Andrews Sisters - Of Thee I Sing - Baker, Chat
18 Chet Baker - They All Laughed - Fitzgerald, Ella
19 Ella Fitzgerald - By Strauss - Holiday, Billy
20 Billie Holiday - Love Is Here To Stay - Vaughan, Sarah
21 Sarah Vaughan - Lorelei - Fitzgerald, Ella
22 Ella Fitzgerald - Sam And Delilah - Christy, June
23 June Christy - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Wiley, Lee
24 Lee Wiley - I've Got A Crush On You - Dearie, Blossom
