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 301-325 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W98576 | 12-in. | 9/15/1928 | Concerto in F | Roy Bargy ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98578 | 12-in. | 9/18/1928 | Concerto in F | Roy Bargy ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 74133 | 12-in. | approximately July 1920 | Swanee | London Repertoire Band | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74142 | 12-in. | approximately August 1920 | Jig saw, selection, part 1 | London Revue Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 74143 | 12-in. | approximately August 1920 | Jig saw, selection, part 2 | London Revue Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | W26342 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | The man I love | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | CO28827 | 10-in. | approximately 1940 | I got rhythm | Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Andre Kostelanetz | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | S-7223 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Swanee | Green Brothers' Xylophone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-7507 | 10-in. | July 1920 | Scandal walk | Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | S-7611 | 10-in. | Oct. 1920 | Darling | Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70098 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | South Sea isles | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70649 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Do it again | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70714 | 10-in. | June 1922 | The Yankee Doodle blues | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70898 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | I found a four-leaf clover | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70943 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | I'll build a stairway to paradise | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71851 | 10-in. | 9/13/1923 | Nobody but you | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71852 | 10-in. | 9/13/1923 | The life of a rose | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72701 | 10-in. | July 1924 | Somebody loves me | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-73085 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Fascinating rhythm | Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-73294 | 10-in. | Apr. 1925 | Oh, lady be good! | The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 73602 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Oh, lady be good | Billy Bailey ; Barney Barnum | Male vocal solo, with banjo | composer | |
OKeh | 73603 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Fascinating rhythm | Billy Bailey ; Barney Barnum | Male vocal solo, with banjo | composer | |
OKeh | 73992 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Sweet and low down | Jaffe's Collegians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 74018 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Looking for a boy | Harry Raderman ; The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 74020 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | That certain feeling | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez ; Bruce Wallace | 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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