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 326-350 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | 74049 | 10-in. | Mar. 1926 | Song of the flame | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W80217 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Do-do-do | Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia ; Vincent Rizzo | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W80218 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Clap yo' hands | Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia ; Vincent Rizzo | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W81922 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | 'S wonderful | Tom Stacks Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W81930 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | The man I love | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W400049 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Say so! | OKeh Melodians | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W400050 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Oh, gee! —Oh, joy! | OKeh Melodians | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W400137 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | The man I love | Ted Shapiro Orchestra ; Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W404517 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | Somebody loves me | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W405065 | 10-in. | 11/6/1931 | I got rhythm | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with talk | composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1267-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Tee oodle um bum bo | Van Eps Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | 2840 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1919 | La la Lucille | Frank E. Banta ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 3559 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1920 | Swanee | Al Bernard ; Frank Kamplain | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 3707 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Swanee | Al Bernard ; Frank Kamplain | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 3777 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Waiting for the sun to come out | Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 3801 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Scandal walk | Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 4095 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1920 | Songs of long ago | Lester O’Keefe | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 5182 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Yan-kee | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 7723 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Do it again | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8561 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1922 | I'll build a stairway to paradise | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8685 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1922 | Where is the man of my dreams? | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 3246-3247 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1919 | Swanee | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 3248-3249 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1919 | Come to the moon | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 3798-3799 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Idle dreams | Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 6342-6344 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | South Sea isles | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | 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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