The Best of George Gershwin, Volume 2

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Tracklist

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1Porgy & Bess: Summertime
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:29
2Porgy & Bess: I Got Plenty of Nothin
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
5:15
3Porgy & Bess: I Loves You, Porgy
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental 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”
6:59
4Porgy & Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
3:17
5Porgy & Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
4:44
6Porgy & Bess: There's a Boat
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
5:53
7Porgy & Bess: Summertime
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:42
8Piano Medleys: Rhapsody in Blue Themes
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
1:14
9Piano Medleys: The Man I Love
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
The Man I Love (for piano solo, arr Gershwin)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
The Man I Love
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
1:55
10Piano Medleys: They Can't Take That Away From Me
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
1:09
11Piano Medleys: I Got Rhythm
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (for piano solo)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:45
12Piano Medleys: Somebody Loves Me
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (for piano solo)
composer and arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
Somebody Loves Me
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:16
13Piano Medleys: S' Wonderful
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (for piano solo)
composer and arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
’S Wonderful
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:12

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