Originally Released: 2003 Discs: 2 Label: Legacy Recordings Item Number: LEG99132
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The Essential George Gershwin
Personnel includes: George Gershwin (piano); Michael Feinstein (vocals, piano); Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Al Jolson (vocals); Dick McDonough (guitar); Artie Shaw (clarinet); Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Miles Davis, Bunny Berigan (trumpet); Joe Bushkin (piano); Jo Jones (drums).
Compilation producers: Michael Feinstein, Didier C. Deutsch.
Includes liner notes by Tim Page and Diane Warren.
This two-disc set features a wide variety of interpretations of one of the 20th century's best-known composers, George Gershwin, from Whispering Jack Smith's genteel rendering of "Funny Face" to a youthful Ella Fitzgerald performing "I Was Doing All Right," with the added bonus of a couple of performances from Gershwin himself, performing "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris."
Category: Pop Vocal Release Date: 01/14/03
Originally Released: 2003 Mono / Stereo: Stereo Discs: 2 Availability: Y Studio / Live: Studio Area: USA Is Import: N Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (
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