Gershwin Standard Time: The George Gershwin Centennial Tribute
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This primer offers some of the most enduring renditions of Gershwin songs--Billie Holiday's "Embraceable You," Benny Goodman's "Oh Lady, Be Good," Chet Baker's "But Not for Me"--along with a few more obscure readings. Johnny Hartman's "How Long Has This Been Goin' On" and "Bidin' My Time" put the singer's suaveness on excellent display, while Ray Charles's instrumental reading of "The Man I Love" is one of the finest pieces of his jazz piano work from the '50s. Unsurprisingly, newer cuts by Michael Feinstein and Diana Krall are stiff, adding nothing and actually managing to subtract quite a bit in the way of feel and empathy. Overall, though, a good introduction to Gershwin's pop work with his brother Ira. --Rickey Wright
Gershwin Standard Time: The George Gershwin Centennial Tribute, Music, Various Artists, Ballads, Classic Female Blues, Jazz, Pop, Popular Music, Show Tunes, Standards, Swing, Torch Songs, Traditional Pop, Vocal Collections, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Gershwin Standard Time: The George Gershwin Centennial Tribute
Music:
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