'S Paradise: The Gershwin Songbook

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Tracklist

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1Fascinating Rhythm
bass:
Bob Peterson (violinist)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson
guitar:
Joe Puma
mellophone:
Don Elliott
piano:
Ralph Martin
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Louie Bellson4:18
2My Man's Gone Now
drums (drum set):
Bobby White (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist)
recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
Bill Evans & Jim Hall6:47
3Mine
bass:
Eugene Wright (bass)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco
piano:
Sonny Clark
recording of:
Mine
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1933)
part of:
Let 'em Eat Cake: Act II
Buddy DeFranco6:30
4How Long Has This Been Goin On?
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Coleman Hawkins3:57
5Somebody Loves Me
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Barney Kessel
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Oscar Peterson3:25
6Prelude II
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
cover recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes (original for piano)
Kenny Burrell2:19
7They All Laughed
bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best
guitar:
Chuck Wayne
piano:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
vibraphone:
Don Elliott
recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
George Shearing2:34
8Nice Work If You Can Get It
bass:
John Neves
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader)
piano:
Steve Kuhn
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer5:58
9I Loves You Porgy
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Bill Evans5:43
10Love Is Here to Stay
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne
bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson
guitar:
Barry Galbraith
piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Jimmy Cleveland3:34
11The Man I Love
bass:
Gene Cherico
drums (drum set):
Jake Hanna (jazz drummer)
piano:
Toshiko Akiyoshi
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Toshiko Akiyoshi5:31
12A Foggy Day
bass:
Milt Hinton
flute:
Bobby Jaspar (Belgian 1940-60s tenor saxophonist)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist)
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Tal Farlow3:25
13Strike Up the Band
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Barney Kessel
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band
composer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
Oscar Peterson3:18
14Embraceable You
bass:
George Morrow
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith
piano:
Richie Powell
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet)
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Clifford Brown3:03
15's Wonderful
bass:
Ernie Furtado
drums (drum set):
Al Beldini
mellophone:
Don Elliott
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist)
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Don Elliott Quartet5:15
16Someone to Watch Over Me
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist)
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Art Tatum3:10

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part of:The Complete Gershwin Songbooks (number: 3) (order: 3)
The Verve Songbook Series (number: 1995) (order: 12)