A Portrait of George Gershwin

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to save you hunting through the edit history: some discussion on edit 81971261 back in the day that this is not a real release, sourced as it is only from freedb (now here); presence of discID(s) might indicate CD-R or other; possible partial version of this release

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-15 15:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Swanee
recording of:
Swanee
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)
1:57
2I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
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)
3:16
3Yankee Doodle Blues
recording of:
The Yankee Doodle Blues
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1922)
2:52
4Nashville Nightingale
recording of:
Nashville Nightingale
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1923)
3:19
5Rhapsody in Blue (original)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
9:01
6Lady Be Good (medley)
medley including a partial recording of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
librettist:
Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson (English librettist)
5:13
7Tip-Toes (medley)
medley including a partial recording of:
Tip-Toes
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
5:16
8That Certain Feeling
recording of:
That Certain Feeling
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1925)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
part of:
Tip-Toes
2:58
9Oh Kay
recording of:
Oh, Kay!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1926)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
5:53
10The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:55
11'S Wonderful
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., from 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)
2:14
12My One and Only
recording of:
My One and Only (from “Funny Face”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:01
13How Long Has This Been Going On
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
3:25
14Somebody Loves Me
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:05
15Liza
recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
2:49
16I've Got a Crush on You
recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:17
17Sam and Delilah
recording of:
Sam and Delilah
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
3:31
18Lady Be Good - Count Basie Quartet
performer:
Count Basie Quartet
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:09
19I Got Rhythm
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)
2:53
20The Babbit and the Bromide
recording of:
The Babbit and the Bromide (from “Funny Face”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1926)
5:07
21Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:15