Infos
all music written by George Gershwin, all lyrics by Ira Gershwin (except noted)
CD 1: Gershwin plays Gershwin - Rare Recordings 1932 - 35
all songs performed by George Gershwin
Titel 17: vocals by Abbie Mitchell
Titel 18: vocals by Edward Matthews
Titel 20: vocals by Ruby Elzy
Titel 21: vocals by Todd Duncan and Anne Brown
CD 2: Instrumental works for the concert hall
Titel 01-05 performed by George Gershwin
Titel 01 mit Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
Titel 06 Victor Symphony Orchestra
Titel 07 Orchestra conducted by George Gershwin
CD 3: Gershwin on Screen I: "Girl Crazy (Titel 01-07)" & "Rhapsody In Blue (Titel 08-13)"
Titel 01 Eddie Quillan, Dixie Lee, Mitzi Green & The RKO Studio Orchestra
Titel 02 Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra (piano-solo by Mickey Rooney)
Titel 03 Judy Garland, Ralph Blane, Henry Kruze, Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
Titel 04 Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
Titel 05 June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, The Music Maids, Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
Titel 06 Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Six Hits and a Miss, The Music Maids, Hal Hopper, Trudy Erwin, Bobby Carvin
Titel 07 Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Titel 08 Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra; Medley-Titel: Swanee, Somebody Loves Me, Fascinating Rhythm, Embraceable You, Oh Lady, Be Good, The Man I Love, I Got Rhythm, Liza, Rhapsody In Blue, Strike Up The Band;
Titel 09 Al Jolson (lyrics by Irving Caesar)
Titel 10 John B. Hughes and The Warner Bros. Studio Chorus (lyrics by B. G. ´Buddy´ DeSylva)
Titel 11 Anne Brown (lyrics by DuBose Heyward)
Titel 12 Sally Sweetland , Joan Leslie
Titel 13 Oscar Levant
CD 4: Gershwin On Screen II: "Shall We Dance Titel 01-08)", "Damsel In Distress (Titel 09-12)", "The Goldwyn Follies (Titel 13-15)"
Titel 01-07 RKO Orchestra (conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret)
Titel 02 Fred Astaire
Titel 03 Fred Astaire
Titel 04 Ginger Rogers
Titel 05 Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire
Titel 06 Fred Astaire
Titel 08 Fred Astaire
Titel 09 Fred Astaire
Titel 10 Fred Astaire
Titel 11 Fred Astaire, Jan Duggen, Mary Dean, Pearl Amatore
Titel 12 Fred Astaire
Titel 13 Ella Logan
Titel 14 Virginia Verrill, Andrea Leeds, Jan Hall, The samuel Goldwyn Studio Orchestra (conducted by Edward Powell)
Titel 15 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
CD 5: Gershwin On Screen III: "Strike Up The Band" (Titel 01), "Broadway Rhythm (Titel 02)", "Ziegfeld Follies (Titel 03-04)" and "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (Titel 05-14)"
Titel 01 Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Six Hits And A Miss, The M-G-M Studio Chorus & Orchestra
Titel 02 Lene Home and The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald)
Titel 03 Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly
Titel 04 Avon Long & The M-G-M Studio Chorus
Titel 06 Betty Grable
Titel 08 Betty Grable & Dick Haymes
Titel 09 Betty Grable
Titel 10 Betty Grable, Allyn Joslyn, Charles Kemper
Titel 11 Dick Haymes & Betty Grable
Titel 12 Dick Haymes & Betty Grable
Titel 13 Dick Haymes
Titel 14 Betty Grable & Dick Haymes
CD 6: Early Records of the 20´s - Broadwayshows and Musicals
Titel 01 The Columbians Dance Orchestra (lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald)
Titel 02 Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra (lyrics by B. G. Desylva and Arthur Francis)
Titel 03 Fred Waring´s Pennsylvanians (lyrics by Irving Caesar)
Titel 04 Irene Bordoni (lyrics by B. G. Desylva and Arthur Francis)
Titel 05 Heather Thatcher
Titel 06 Tessa Kosta (lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
Titel 07 Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra
Titel 08 Gertrude Lawrence & Tom Waring
Titel 09 Gertrude Lawrence
Titel 10 Cliff Edwards, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Titel 11 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Titel 12 Adele and Fred Astaire
Titel 13 Percival Mackey And His Band
Titel 14 Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra
Titel 15 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Titel 16 Fred Rich And His Hotel Astor Orchestra, vocals Vaughn de Leath
CD 7: The Later Broadway-Musicals
Titel 01 Johnny Johnson And His Statler Pennsylvanians, vocals by Charles Murray, Sam Browne & Bob Treaster
Titel 02 Victor Arden & Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra
Titel 03 Ben Selvin And His Orchestra (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and P. G. Wodehouse)
Titel 04 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn)
Titel 05 Victor Arden & Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra
Titel 06 Ethel Waters
Titel 07 The Blue Jeans
Titel 08 Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra featuring Chick Bullock
Titel 09 Lydia Roberti
Titel 10 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Titel 11 NBC Radio Orchestra
Titel 12 Victor Arden & Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra
Titel 13 Lawrence Tibbett (lyrics by DuBose Heyward)
Titel 14 Todd Duncan (lyrics by DuBose Heyward)
Titel 15 Lena Horne
CD 8: Great Songs Presented By Great Stars
Titel 01 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Titel 02 Johnny Williams and His Swing Sextett
Titel 03 Billie Holiday (lyrics by Dubose Heyward)
Titel 04 Benny Goodman Quartett
Titel 05 The Nat King Cole Trio (Nat King Cole, Oscar Moore, Wesley Prince)
Titel 06 Fred Astaire
Titel 07 Harry James And His Orchestra featuring Helen Forrest
Titel 08 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra featuring Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers
Titel 09 Judy Garland & Ivan Ditmars
Titel 10 Bing Crosby & Judy Garland
Titel 11 Vaugh Monroe & Betty Norton
Titel 12 Billie Holiday
Titel 13 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
Titel 14 Charlie Parker Quintett (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach)