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 451-475 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 10790 | 10-in. | 1/25/1926 | Song of the flame | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Edison | 10791 | 10-in. | 1/25/1926 | Looking for a boy | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10921 | 10-in. | 4/12/1926 | Song of the flame—Airs | New York Light Opera Co. | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 10933 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | That certain feeling | Arthur Fields ; Tennessee Happy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 11348 | 10-in. | 12/3/1926 | Do-do-do | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 11349 | 10-in. | 12/3/1926 | Clap yo' hands | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18009 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Rhapsody in blue | Edisonians | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 18010 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Rhapsody in blue | Edisonians | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 18121 | 10-in. | 12/21/1927 | He loves and she loves | Al Friedman ; The Rollickers [Edison] ; Yoeng's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
Edison | 18241 | 10-in. | 2/16/1928 | The man I love | Eleanore Blake | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 18304 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | Say so! | Winegar’s Penn Boys | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18340 | 10-in. | 3/27/1928 | 'S wonderful | Vaughn De Leath ; Ernie Golden and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18389 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | My one and only (What am I gonna do) | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18553 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | The man I love | Ken Christie ; Janet Hall | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 18774 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Short story | Josef Adler ; Erna Rubinstein | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 19297 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Liza (All the clouds'll roll away) | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Edison | 19298 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Do what you do! | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Edison | N-474 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Short story | Josef Adler ; Erna Rubinstein | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | N-1021 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Liza (All the clouds'll roll away) | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Edison | N-1022 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Do what you do! | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Gramophone | 2BR298 | 12-in. | 10/13/1933 | Rhapsody in blue, part 1 | Eight Piano Ensemble ; Philip Finch | 8 pianos | composer | |
Gramophone | 2BR299 | 12-in. | 10/13/1933 | Rhapsody in blue, part 2 | Eight Piano Ensemble ; Philip Finch | 8 pianos | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA5171 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | Lullaby (Summertime and the livin' is easy) | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA5172 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | It takes a long pull to get there | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA5991 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | It ain't necessarily so | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gershwin, George," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
Gershwin, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
"Gershwin, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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