George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him, afraid that rigorous classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style; Maurice Ravel voiced similar objections when Gershwin inquired about studying with him. He subsequently composed An American in Paris, returned to New York City and wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic. Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937, only 38 years old, of a brain tumor. His compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with many becoming jazz standards. |
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W141870 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Cossack love song | Tessa Kosta ; Russian Art Choir | Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W142915 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | Clap yo' hands | The Crooners ; Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W142916 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | Do-do-do | Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano duet | composer | |
Columbia | W142924 | 10-in. | 11/8/1926 | Do-do-do | George Gershwin | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W142925 | 10-in. | 11/8/1926 | Someone to watch over me | George Gershwin | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W142931 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | Clap yo' hands | George Gershwin | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W142932 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | Maybe | George Gershwin | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 143152 | 10-in. | 11/27/1926 | Clap yo' hands | Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 143153 | 10-in. | 11/27/1926 | Do-do-do | Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W143160 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Clap yo' hands | Singing Sophomores | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 144170 | 10-in. | 5/18/1927 | Rhapsody in blue | Victor Irwin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 144171 | 10-in. | 5/18/1927 | Rhapsody in blue | Victor Irwin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W145262 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | 'S wonderful | Ipana Troubadours ; Scrappy Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145271 | 10-in. | 12/5/1927 | My one and only | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145295 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | The man I love | Vaughn De Leath ; Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 145471 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | 'S wonderful | Victor Irwin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia | W145575 | 10-in. | 1/28/1928 | Oh gee! Oh joy! | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145576 | 10-in. | 1/28/1928 | Say so! | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 145720 | 10-in. | 3/3/1928 | Oh gee! Oh joy! | Pelham Heath Inn Orchestra ; Lou Raderman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145804 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | The man I love | Milton Charles ; Hirth Mack | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo and drums | composer | |
Columbia | 145967 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | The man I love | Virginia Lee | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
Columbia | W145973 | 10-in. | 4/6/1928 | The man I love | Sophie Braslau | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 147490 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Feeling I'm falling | Arthur Fields ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W147539 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Feeling I'm falling | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (takes 1-4); with male vocal solo (takes 5-7) | composer | |
Columbia | W148736 | 10-in. | 7/9/1929 | Do what you do! | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gershwin, George," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
Gershwin, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
"Gershwin, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
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