I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin: A Smithsonian Collection in Four Volumes

~ Release by George Gershwin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Gershwin and the Popular Song
2▼CD: Gershwin on Stage and Screen
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1I Won’t Say I Will
vocals:
Irene Bordoni
recording of:
I Won’t Say I Will But I Won’t Say I Won’t
lyricist:
Arthur Francis and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
2:49
2Boy Wanted
vocals:
Heather Thatcher
recording of:
Boy Wanted
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1921)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1921)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:02
3Fascinating Rhythm
vocals:
Cliff Edwards (actor/musician, best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket)
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:50
4Song of the Flame
vocals:
Tessa Kosta
recording of:
Song of the Flame (from "Song of the Flame")
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
2:50
5Someone to Watch Over Me
vocals:
Gertrude Lawrence
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:21
6Funny Face
vocals:
Adele Astaire and Fred Astaire
recording of:
Funny Face (on 1928-11-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
New World Music Company Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:06
7Of Thee I Sing Overture
orchestra:
NBC Radio Orchestra
recording of:
Of Thee I Sing: Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing (1931 musical)
4:00
8My Cousin in Milwaukee
vocals:
Lyda Roberti
recording of:
My Cousin in Milwaukee
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1932)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Pardon My English
2:55
9Prelude and Summertime
vocals:
Abbie Mitchell (soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess
4:11
10The Buzzard Song
vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
3:49
11I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
vocals:
Todd Duncan (baritone)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
2:46
12Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
vocals:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
5:02
13I Was Doing All Right
vocals:
Ella Logan
recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:12
14Could You Use Me?
vocals:
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney (actor)
recording of:
Could You Use Me?
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
3:03
15Swanee
vocals:
Al Jolson
recording of:
Swanee (on 1945-08-10)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1919)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. (on 1919-10-31)
1:56
16They Can’t Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Fred Astaire
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., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:33
17I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise
vocals:
Georges Guétary
recording of:
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise
lyricist:
Arthur Francis (in 1922) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1922)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1922)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
2:39
18’s Wonderful
vocals:
Georges Guétary and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor)
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:54
19It Ain’t Necessarily So
vocals:
John W. Bubbles
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
2:58
20Bess, You Is My Woman Now
vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) and William Warfield (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
5:07
21Oh, Lawd, I’m on My Way
vocals:
Donnie Ray Albert
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
1:39
22I Got Rhythm
vocals:
Jodi Benson
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
8:13
3▶CD: Gershwin in the Concert Hall
4▶CD: Gershwin and Jazz