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 201-225 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6VB-1762 | 10-in. | 5/3/1946 | Aren't you kind of glad we did | Betty Norton ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1766 | 10-in. | 5/8/1946 | Changing my tune | Betty Norton ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1906 | 10-in. | 6/19/1946 | Oh lady be good | Aristokats | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2167 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | The man I love | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2841 | 10-in. | 9/11/1946 | Somebody loves me | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2950 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | For you, for me, for everyone | Larry Green Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PD6VB-3254 | 10-in. | 10/29/1946 | Someone to watch over me | Jimmy Carroll ; Dudley King Orchestra ; Frances Greer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0007 | 10-in. | 1/2/1947 | The man I love | Billy Moore Orchestra ; Billy Moore ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1200 | 10-in. | 6/25/1947 | Summertime | Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1801 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | But not for me | Andre Previn | Piano solo, with guitar, string bass, and drums | composer | |
Victor | VE-233 | 10-in. | before 3/10/1948 | Rapsodia en azul | Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-Test-5 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | 'Tis but a rosebud | Pietro Gentile | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-915 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | Maybe | Ruth Montague | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BRC-Test-1129 | 10-in. | 4/13/1932 | Dinah | Billy Banks | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1920-07-13-05] | Not documented | 7/13/1920 | Chica Mexican dance | Gershwin Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1920-07-13-06] | Not documented | 7/13/1920 | Cuban moon | Gershwin Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | [Trial 1920-07-28-07] | Not documented | 7/28/1920 | Kismet | Gershwin Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | [Trial 1920-07-28-08] | Not documented | 7/28/1920 | Chica Mexican dance | Gershwin Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-09-06-01] | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | Do it again | Jessica Dragonette | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 78917 | 10-in. | 1/8/1920 | Swanee | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo and whistling, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78918 | 10-in. | 1/9/1920 | Swanee | Al B. White | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78926 | 10-in. | 1/13/1920 | Limehouse nights | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 78947 | 10-in. | 1/27/1920 | Swanee | Columbia Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 79250 | 10-in. | 6/7/1920 | Goodbye sunshine, hello moon! | Yerkes Happy Six [i.e., Happy Six] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 79539 | 10-in. | 11/27/1920 | Yankee | Marion Harris | Female 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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