The Essential George Gershwin

Original Release Date:  January 14, 2003

Track Listing

• 1. Prelude No. 2 for Piano
• 2. I Got Rhythm [From Girl Crazy]
• 3. Oh, Lady Be Good [Lady Be Good!]
• 4. Summertime [From Porgy and Bess]
• 5. Nice Work If You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress]
• 6. They Can't Take That Away from Me (Shall We Dance)
• 7. Swanee [Capitol Revue: Demi Tasse]
• 8. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
• 9. Someone to Watch over Me [From Oh, Kay!]
• 10. 'S Wonderful [From "Funny Face"]
• 11. Do It Again [The French Doll]
• 12. Soon [From Strike Up the Band]
• 13. Fascinating Rhythm /Someone to Watch Over Me [Oh, Kay!]
• 14. The Man I Love (Lady Be Good)
• 15. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Shall We Dance)
• 16. Love Is Here to Stay [Goldwyn Follies]
• 17. How Long Has This Been Going On? [Rosalie]
• 18. Blues [An American in Paris]
• 19. But Not for Me [From Girl Crazy]
• 20. A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress]
• 21. I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise [From George White's Scandals of 1922
• 22. Third Movement (Allegro Agitato) [Concerto in F]
• 23. Of Thee I Sing Overture
• 24. They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance]
• 25. Of Thee I Sing
• 26. Promenade (Walking the Dog) [From Shall We Dance]
• 27. I've Got a Crush on You [Treasure Girl]
• 28. Somebody Loves Me [From George White's Scandals of 1922]
• 29. Love Walked In /Embraceable You [The Goldwyn Follies]
• 30. Mine [Let 'Em Eat Cake]
• 31. Isn't It a Pity [Pardon My English]
• 32. Introduction and Jazzbo Brown [From Porgy and Bess]
• 33. It Ain't Necessarily So [From Porgy and Bess]
• 34. Bess, You Is My Woman Now [From Porgy and Bess]
• 35. I Loves You, Porgy [From Porgy and Bess]
• 36. My Man's Gone Now [From Porgy and Bess]
• 37. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York [From Porgy and Bess]
• 38. Who Cares? [From "Of Thee I Sing"]
• 39. Rhapsody in Blue
• 40. Strike up the Band [From Strike Up the Band]
• 41. Home Blues [#]

Credits

• George Gershwin: Piano, Composer
• André Kostelanetz: Conductor
• Michael Feinstein: Piano, Vocals, Compilation Producer, A&R
• Cannonball Adderley: Sax (Alto)
• Buster Bailey: Cornet, Vocals
• Bunny Berigan: Trumpet
• Buck Clayton: Trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland: Trombone
• Johnny Coles: Trumpet
• Miles Davis: Trumpet
• Harry "Sweets" Edison: Trumpet
• Benny Goodman: Clarinet
• Freddie Green: Guitar
• Dick Hyman: Piano
• Budd Johnson: Sax (Tenor)
• Jo Jones: Drums
• Jonah Jones: Trumpet
• Red Norvo: Vibraphone
• Mel Powell: Piano
• André Previn: Conductor
• Jerome Richardson: Clarinet, Flute
• Artie Shaw: Clarinet
• Claude Thornhill: Director
• Julius Watkins: French Horn
• Lester Young: Sax (Tenor)
• Joe Bushkin: Piano
• Cozy Cole: Drums
• Frank Rehak: Trombone
• Ernie Royal: Trumpet
• Joe Sullivan: Piano
• Oscar Levant: Piano
• Irving Joseph: Piano
• Joe Bennett: Trombone
• Mike Bryan: Guitar
• Ray Heindorf: Arranger
• Steven Berkowitz: A&R
• Jimmy Cobb: Drums
• Willie Ruff: French Horn
• Walter Page: String Bass
• Danny Bank: Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto)
• Lou Bring: Conductor
• Irving Caesar: Composer
• Red Callender: Bass
• Paul Chambers: Bass
• Doc Cheatham: Trumpet
• Buddy DeSylva: Composer
• Didier C. Deutsch: Compilation Producer, A&R
• Vic Dickenson: Trombone
• Gil Evans: Arranger, Conductor
• Morey Feld: Drums
• Ira Gershwin: Composer
• Bernie Glow: Trumpet
• Jeffrey D. Harris: Piano, Arranger
• Harry Zimmerman: Conductor
• Milt Hinton: Bass
• Norm Jeffries: Drums
• Gus Kahn: Composer
• Brian King: Engineer
• Ellis Larkins: Piano
• Jay Leonhart: Bass (Acoustic)
• Ballard MacDonald: Composer
• Robert Mersey: Conductor
• Butch Miles: Drums
• Louis Mucci: Trumpet
• Romeo Penque: Clarinet, Flute
• Mike Renzi: Arranger
• Don Rose: Arranger
• Eddie Sauter: Composer
• Gunther Schuller: French Horn
• Axel Stordahl: Arranger, Conductor
• Michael Tilson Thomas: Conductor
• Diane Warren: Liner Notes
• Earle Warren: Sax (Alto)
• Jack Washington: Sax (Alto)
• Paul Weston: Conductor
• Vishnu Wood: Bass
• Torrie Zito: Conductor
• Dick Hixon: Trombone
• Dick McDonough: Guitar
• Gerald Cook: Piano
• John Green: Conductor
• Pete Peterson: String Bass
• Don Hunstein: Photography
• Howard Fritzson: Art Direction
• Darcy Proper: Mastering
• Leo F. Forbstein: Conductor
• DuBose Heyward: Composer
• Risa Zaitschek Noah: Design
• Jen Wyler: Mixing
• Dennis Stock: Photography
• Patti Matheny: Artist Coordination
• Andreas Meyer: Transfers, Digital Restoration
• Jeffrey Peisch: Project Director
• Stacey Boyle: Tape Research
• Darren Salmieri: Artist Coordination
• Buck and Bubbles: Performer
• Triana DOrazio: Packaging Manager