The Complete George Gershwin Songbook
Label:
POLYGRAM RECORDS
Year Released:
1995
Total Playing Time:
Tracks:
1. THEY CAN'T
TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (4:10)
2. SUMMERTIME (3:24)
3. LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF (4:12)
4. EMBRACEABLE YOU (4:47)
5. BUT NOT FOR YOU (2:24)
6. THEY ALL LAUGHED (2:40)
7. MAN I LOVE (7:39)
8. OH, LADY BE GOOD (4:11)
9. THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK (4:51)
10. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? (5:50)
11. 'S WONDERFUL (2:37)
12. I LOVE YOU, PORGY (2:31)
13. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU (4:01)
14. FASCINATING RHYTHM (2:42)
15. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (5:58)
16. OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (3:35)
17. I GOT RHYTHM (2:55)
18. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (3:50)
19. EMBRACEABLE YOU (4:36)
20. WHO CARES? (3:15)
21. WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING (4:45)
22. LOVE WALKED IN (3:06)
23. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (3:11)
24. OH, LADY BE GOOD! (4:30)
25. OF THEE I SING (3:07)
26. FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE (3:03)
27. FOGGY DAY (8:00)
28. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (2:53)
29. ISN'T IT A PITY? (5:47)
30. THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (4:38)
31. 'S WONDERFUL (2:29)
32. FASCINATIN' RHYTHM (2:09)
33. FASCINATING RHYTHM (4:15)
34. MY MAN'S GONE NOW (6:44)
35. MINE (6:27)
36. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? (3:54)
37. SOMEBODY LOVES ME (3:22)
38. PRELUDE II (2:17)
39. THEY ALL LAUGHED (2:31)
40. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (5:55)
41. I LOVE YOU, PORGY (5:40)
42. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (3:31)
43. MAN I LOVE (5:28)
44. FOGGY DAY (3:22)
45. SRIKE UP THE BAND (3:15)
46. EMBRACEABLE YOU (3:01)
47. 'S WONDERFUL (5:12)
48. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (3:10)
Personnel
| The Complete Gershwin Songbooks collects three discs also released separately: 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous and 'S Paradise. The first two discs include the greatest vocalists Verve had to offer, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Shirley Horn, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, Joe Williams, Fred Astaire and even Antonio Carlos Jobim. Obviously, the songs are all classics and the versions presented are quite legendary themselves. The third disc in the set includes instrumental versions of Gershwin standards (by Bill Evans, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Clifford Brown, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson) which focus on the composer's stunning gift of melody and harmonic interplay -- just as the vocalists' versions highlight his lyrical prowess. Not all the versions are definitive, but The Complete Gershwin Songbooks includes many treats for fans of classic traditional pop. ~ John Bush |
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