The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1

1. Swanee
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

2. Come to the Moon, song (from Capitol Revue)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

3. I Was So Young, You Were So Beautiful, song (for Good Morning, Judge, musical by various composers)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

4. Tee-oodle-um-bum-bo
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

5. Nobody but you, song (from musical La, La, Lucille)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

6. Limehouse Nights, song (from The Morris Gest Midnight Whirl, revue with music by various composers) Limehouse Nights
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

7. Drifting Along with the Tide (from George White's Scandals of 1921)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

8. Rhapsody in Blue for piano & jazz band (jazz band version)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

9. Oh, Lady Be Good (from Lady, Be Good!)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

10. Fascinatin' Rhythm, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

11. Hang On to Me, song (from Lady, Be Good!)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

12. I'd Rather Charleston, song (composed for London production of Lady, Be Good)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

13. The Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st version; orig. composed for Lady, Be Good!)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

14. The Half of It, Dearie, blues song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

15. So Am I (from Lady Be Good!)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

16. Kickin' the Clouds Away, song (from Tell Me More, musical)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

17. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra solo piano version: slow movement
Composed by George Gershwin
with Jack Gibbons

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Average customer rating: Excellent performer A unique project Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival Definative

Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4 Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: George Gershwin: His Life and Work ASIN: B0001Z2RSC Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come To the Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-bum-Bo
5. Nobody But You
6. Limehouse Nights
7. Drifting Along With The Tide
8. Rhapsody In Blue
9. Oh Lady Be Good!
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. Hang On To Me
12. I'd Rather Charleston
13. The Man I Love
14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
15. So Am I
16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
17. Concerto In F

Tracks:

1. Sweet And Low-Down (I)
2. That Certain Feeling (I)
3. Looking For A Boy
4. When Do We Dance?
5. Sweet And Low-Down (II)
6. That Certain Feeling (II)
7. Irish Waltz
8. Do, Do, Do
9. Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Clap Yo' Hands
11. Maybe
12. Three Preludes: I. No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso / II. No.2: Andante Con Moto / III No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
13. Meadow Serenade
14. My One And Only
15. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
16. He Loves And She Loves
17. An American In Paris
18. Liza
19. Strike Up The Band
20. Embraceable You
21. I Got Rhythm (I)
22. I Got Rhythm (II)

Tracks:

1. Of Thee I Sing
2. Jilted
3. Second Rhapsody
4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
5. Cuban Overture
6. Isn't It A Pity?
7. Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
8. I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jazzbo Brown - First Chorus, 'Summertime'
9. II. Porgy Sings: 'I got Plenty O' Nuthin' - 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
10. III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene 1
11. IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3 - Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
12. V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene 3 - 'Good Morning, Brother' - Children's Song 'Sure To Go To Heaven' - 'I'm On My Way' (Finale)
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Tracks:

1. Girl Crazy Overture
2. French Ballet Class
3. Dance Of The Waves
4. Slap That Bass
5. Walking The Dog
6. I've Got Beginner's Luck
7. They All Laughed
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. Shall We Dance
10. By Strauss
11. I Can't Be Bothered Now
12. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
13. Put Me To The Test
14. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
15. Stiff Upper Lip
16. A Foggy day (In London Town)
17. Nice Work If You Can Get It
18. Things Are Looking Up
19. I Was Doing All Right
20. Love Walked In

Customer Reviews:

Excellent performer.......2007-03-09

This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
I'm fascinating.

A unique project.......2006-11-23

Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.

Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12

First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.

Definative.......2005-07-23

Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!

Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.

Average customer rating: A Real Find! An Ambitious Interpretation of Gershwin's Pianism Authentic is a misused word, but this time it really applies

The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: White Line ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000030YA Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come To The Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo
5. Nobody But You
6. Limehouse Night
7. Drifting Alone With The Tide
8. Rhapsody In Blue
9. Oh Lady Be Good!
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. Hang On To Me
12. I'd Rather Charleston
13. The Man I Love
14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
15. So Am I
16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
17. Con in F

Customer Reviews:

A Real Find!.......2003-08-20

This CD was released in about 1992 but somehow I'd never run across it. I was interested because Jack Gibbons is a pianist I very much admire, primarily for his superb 2CD recording of the minor key études of Alkan, the kind of music that makes even piano virtuosos have nightmares because of their difficulty. One thing I noted in Gibbons's Alkan release was his loose and easy sense of rhythm. So, thought I, maybe he can do Gershwin the way he was meant to be played. And sure enough, he can and does.

These are mostly recreations from the piano roll elaborations that Gershwin recorded himself. Unfortunately the technology at the time Gershwin made them was fairly primitive and it created a kind of rhythmic strait-jacket for his playing. So what Gibbons has done is play the same notes Gershwin played, but subtly free the rhythms so that they sound spontaneous. And do they!

The CD includes a solo piano version of 'Rhapsody in Blue' based on Gershwin's own two-piano arrangement. Also recorded is the slow movement from the 'Concerto in F.' Both are done beautifully.

There is a dynamite performance of 'I'd Rather Charleston,' a tune hardly remembered today. And then there's Gershwin's own patented version (here perfectly mimicked) of 'Fascinating Rhythm.' And on and on.

This is 67 minutes of sheer joy!

Scott Morrison

An Ambitious Interpretation of Gershwin's Pianism.......2002-02-25

Jack Gibbons does a remarkable job in performing his transcriptions of Gershwin's works -- TOO remarkable that is. Each track easily displays Gibbons' technical gifts as a pianist but this is the rare case where it actually works against him. Listen to the original recordings of Gershwin himself playing these works of his and you'll see how EASILY the music flows whereas Gibbons' performance projects that "hard-work" atmosphere; you can hear Gibbons concentrating more on playing everything exactly "right" instead of having plain, flat-out fun. This is not surprising considering Gershwin's pianistic style was shaped by the free-wheeling, Harlem stride-piano masters whereas Gibbons was no doubt a classically-trained pianist where typically each and every single note must be played with proper dynamics and tempo (Gershwin didn't vary his dynamics nor tempo as often as many believe). Still, Jack Gibbons' "The Authentic George Gershwin" series is hands-down the best window into the artistry of George Gershwin's piano playing style. High praise should be given to Gibbons for not "watering-down" Gershwin's piano pieces (like so many have before) and making a recording for anyone who admires Gershwin as a composer as well as a magnificent pianist.

Authentic is a misused word, but this time it really applies.......1999-02-11

I have a huge Gershwin collection accumulated over 40 years and know all this music cold. But I've never heard it played better. I think George himself would smile to hear Gibbons. Unlike the perfect--and bloodless--Gershwin renditions of Michael Feinstein, this one truly captures the spirit of the music. It takes the old Gershwin piano roll renditions with their mechanical rhythm and gives them life. Here, you'll hear hundreds of small variations and Gershwinesque riffs you've never heard before, even if you know this music as well as I do.

Average customer rating: 'Swonderful and Fascinatin'

The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-3 Manufacturer: White Line ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000I85Q Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come To The Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo
5. Nobody But You
6. Limehouse Night
7. Drifting Alone With The Tide
8. Rhapsody In Blue
9. Oh Lady Be Good!
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. Hang On To Me
12. I'd Rather Charleston
13. The Man I Love
14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
15. So Am I
16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
17. Con in F

Tracks:

1. Tip-Toes: Sweet And Low-Down (I)
2. Tip-Toes: That Certain Feeling (I)
3. Tip-Toes: Looking For A Boy (I)
4. Tip-Toes: When Do We Dance? (II)
5. Tip-Toes: Sweet Low-Down (II)
6. Tip-Toes: That Certain Feeling (II)
7. Irish Waltz (Three-Quarter Blues)
8. Oh, Kay!: Do,Do,Do
9. Oh, Kay!: Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Oh, Kay!: Clap Yo' Hands
11. Oh, Kay!: Maybe
12. Three Prlds: No. 1, Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso/No. 2, Andante Con Moto/No. 3, Allegro Ben Ritmato
13. Strike Up The Band: Meadow Serenade
14. Funny Face: My One And Only
15. Funny Face: 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
16. Funny Face: He Loves And She Loves
17. An American In Paris
18. Show Girl: Liza
19. Strike Up The Band: Strike Up The Band
20. Crazy Girl: Embraceable You
21. Crazy Girl: I Got Rhythm (I)
22. Crazy Girl: I Got Rhythm (II)

Tracks:

1. Of Thee I Sing Ov
2. Jilted
3. Second Rhapsody
4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
5. Cuban Ov
6. Isn't It A Pity?
7. Vars On 'I Got Rhythm'
8. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): I. Catfish Row: Intro-Jasbo Brown (Complete)...
9. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): II. 'I Got Plenty O' Nuthin''...
10. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene I
11. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): IV. Hurricane: Intro, Act II Scene 3...
12. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): V. Good Morning, Brother...
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Customer Reviews:

'Swonderful and Fascinatin'.......2001-09-24

A slim volume of Gershwin's own arrangements of his popular songs exists, and has been recorded by many pianists. Unfortunately, these arrangements exist for only a scant few of Gershwin's songs, and they are rather abbreviated and dare I say it? Unsatisfying. Enter Jack Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons has meticulously researched George Gershwin's own playing of these pieces, from old radio shows, movie soundtracks, and other archival sources and he plays them exactly the way the composer did. He kids you not about "authentic". This is about as close as you can get to the source, and the recorded sound is spectacular. Bravo!

Average customer rating:

The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-3 Manufacturer: ASV ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000030PS Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come to the Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo [From LA, LA, Lucille]
5. Nobody But You [From LA, LA, Lucille]
6. Limehouse Night [From Morris Gest Midnight Whirl]
7. Drifting Along With the Tide [From George White's Scandals of 1924]
8. Rhapsody in Blue [Solo Piano Version]
9. Oh, Lady Be Good [From Lady, Be Good!]
10. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Good!]
11. Hang on to Me [From Lady, Be Good!]
12. I'd Rather Charleston [From Lady, Be Good!, London Production]
13. Man I Love [From Lady, Be Good!]
14. Half of It, Dearie, Blues [From Lady, Be Good!]
15. So Am I [From Lady, Be Good!]
16. Kickin' the Clouds Away [From Tell Me More]
17. Concerto in F (Slow Movement) [Solo Piano Version]

Tracks:

1. Sweet and Low Down (I) [From Tip-Toes]
2. That Certain Feeling [From Tip-Toes]
3. Looking for a Boy [From Tip-Toes]
4. When Do We Dance? [From Tip-Toes]
5. Sweet and Low Down (II) [From Tip-Toes]
6. That Certain Feeling (II) [From Tip-Toes]
7. Irish Waltz (Three-Quarter Blues)
8. Do Do Do [From Oh, Kay!]
9. Someone to Watch over Me [From Oh Kay!, 1926]
10. Clap Yo' Hands [From Oh, Kay!]
11. Maybe [From Oh, Kay!]
12. Three Preludes: No. 1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso/No. 2: Andante Con
13. Meadow Serenade [From Strike Up the Band]
14. My One and Only [From Funny Face]
15. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face [From Funny Face]
16. He Loves and She Loves [From Funny Face]
17. American in Paris
18. Liza [From Show Girl]
19. Strike up the Band - Overture [From Strike Up the Band]
20. Embraceable You [From Girl Crazy]
21. I Got Rhythm (I) [From Girl Crazy]
22. I Got Rhythm (II) [From Girl Crazy]

Tracks:

1. Of Thee I Sing Overture [From of Thee I Sing][Version]
2. Jilted [From of Thee I Sing]
3. Second Rhapsody [Solo Piano Version]
4. For You, for Me, for Evermore
5. Cuban Overture [Solo Piano Version]
6. Isn't It a Pity? [From Pardon My English]
7. Variations on "I Got Rhythm" [Solo Piano Version]
8. I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jasbo Brown (Complete)/First Chorus ...
9. II. Porgy Sings: I Got Plenty O' Nuthin/Bless, You Is My Woman Now
10. III. Fugue: Murder of Crown, Act III Scene I
11. IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3/Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
12. V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene Three
13. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance?]
14. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance?]
15. Love Is Here to Stay [From Goldwyn Follies]

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