The Best of George Gershwin, Volume 2

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Also available as part of 3 disc box set: http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/22af5952-040f-3831-8309-8b56696135ac

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Porgy & Bess: Summertime piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) lyricist: Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) lyrics quoted on: Doin’ Time version of: Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)		5:29
2	Porgy & Bess: I Got Plenty of Nothin piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935) is based on: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”		5:15
3	Porgy & Bess: I Loves You, Porgy piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935) version of: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”		6:59
4	Porgy & Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) lyricist: Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) was commissioned by: Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935) is based on: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”		3:17
5	Porgy & Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances) lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp is based on: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, you is my woman now”		4:44
6	Porgy & Bess: There's a Boat piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) recording of: Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) part of: Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II instrumental recording of: Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) part of: Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II		5:53
7	Porgy & Bess: Summertime piano: Sylvester Stingel (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek) conductor: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) arranger: Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek) instrumental recording of: Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) lyricist: Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) lyrics quoted on: Doin’ Time version of: Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)		2:42
8	Piano Medleys: Rhapsody in Blue Themes piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) partial recording of: Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924) piano arranger: George Gershwin (composer) publisher: Harms, Inc. (in 1927) arrangement of: Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)		1:14
9	Piano Medleys: The Man I Love piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) recording of: The Man I Love (for piano solo, arr Gershwin) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924) arranger: George Gershwin (composer) arrangement of: The Man I Love part of: George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)		1:55
10	Piano Medleys: They Can't Take That Away From Me piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) instrumental recording of: They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) lyricist: Ira Gershwin (in 1937) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937) part of: An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical) part of: Crazy for You (1992 musical) part of: Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)		1:09
11	Piano Medleys: I Got Rhythm piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) recording of: I Got Rhythm (for piano solo) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930) arranger: George Gershwin (composer) arrangement of: I Got Rhythm part of: George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)		2:45
12	Piano Medleys: Somebody Loves Me piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) recording of: Somebody Loves Me (for piano solo) composer and arranger: George Gershwin (composer) arrangement of: Somebody Loves Me part of: George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)		2:16
13	Piano Medleys: S' Wonderful piano: Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist) recording of: ’s Wonderful (for piano solo) composer and arranger: George Gershwin (composer) piano arranger: George Gershwin (composer) arrangement of: ’S Wonderful part of: George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)		2:12

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included in:	The Best of George Gershwin