| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Paul Whiteman Orchestra feat. George Gershwin |
Rhapsody in Blue |
Gershwin Plays Gershwin |
Naxos |
happy birthday George Gershwin |
|
| Paul Whiteman Orchestra |
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise |
George Gershwin Songbook |
Smithsonian |
recorded 1922 |
| Al Jolson |
Swanee |
You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet: Jolie's Finest |
Columbia |
written 1918 rec. 1920 Gershwin's first big hit |
| Fred and Adele Astaire w/ George Gershwin on piano |
Fascinating Rhythm |
Fascinating Rhythm |
Naxos |
from Lady Be Good 1924 |
| Gertrude Lawrence & Harold French |
Do-Do-Do |
George Gershwin Songbook |
Smithsonian |
Oh, Kay! 1926 |
| Johnny Marvin |
Funny Face |
78" |
Victor |
Funny Face 1927, this version rec. 1928 |
| Fats Waller |
I Got Rhythm |
The Complete Recorded Works Vol 3 |
JSP |
Girl Crazy 1930, this version rec. 1935 |
|
| George Gershwin |
Three Piano Preludes |
Gershwin Plays Gershwin |
Naxos |
written 1923 rec. 1928 |
| Nat King Cole Trio |
Embraceable You |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
Girl Crazy |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
Lady Be Good |
The Very Best of Ella |
Verve |
from Lady Be Good 1924 |
| Eartha Kitt |
Looking for a Boy |
Legendary |
BMG |
from Tip Toes 1925 |
| Keely Smith |
Someone to Watch Over Me |
Capitol Collector's Series |
Capitol |
from Oh, Kay! |
| Sarah Vaughan |
'S Wonderful |
First Class Jazz |
EMI |
Funny Face |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
He Loves and She Loves |
The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook |
Verve |
Funny Face |
|
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
Somebody Loves Me |
S'Wonderful! The Songs of George and Ira Gershwin |
|
from George White's Scandals 1924 |
| Lena Horne |
The Man I Love |
Stormy Weather |
RCA |
from Strike Up the Band 1927 |
| Peggy Lee w/ Benny Goodman Orchestra |
How Long Has This Been Going On? |
The Complete Recordings |
Sony |
from Rosalie 1928 |
| Frank Sinatra |
I've Got a Crush on You |
Nice 'N' Easy |
Capitol |
Strike Up the Band |
| Chet Baker |
But Not For Me |
The Best of Chet Baker Sings |
Blue Note |
Girl Crazy |
| Johnny Hartman |
Bidin' My Time |
Unforgettable |
Impulse |
Girl Crazy |
|
| MGM Studio Orchestra |
An American in Paris Main Title |
An American in Paris Soundtrack |
|
written 1928, this piece inspired the 1951 movie |
| Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra |
Summertime |
The Lady Sings |
Sony |
Porgy and Bess 1935, this version rec. 1936 |
| Paul Robeson |
A Woman is a Sometime Thing |
The Best of Paul Robeson |
|
Porgy and Bess |
| Shirley Horn |
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' |
I Remember Miles |
Verve |
Porgy and Bess |
| Sammy Davis Jr. |
It Ain't Necessarily So |
Boy Meets Girl |
Verve |
Porgy and Bess |
|
| Oscar Levant |
Concerto in F |
An American in Paris Soundtrack |
|
written 1925 |
| Fred Astaire |
Slap That Bass |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO |
Rhino |
Shall We Dance 1927 |
| Dakota Staton |
They All Laughed |
The Ultimate Dakota Staton |
EMI |
Shall We Dance |
| June Christy |
They Can't Take That Away from Me |
Spotlight on June Christy |
Capitol |
Shall We Dance |
| Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong |
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off |
Ella and Louis Again |
Verve |
Shall We Dance |
|
| Nelson Riddle Orchestra |
Ambulatory Suite (Walking the Dog) |
The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook |
Verve |
this is my favorite music from Shall We Dance |
| Frank Sinatra |
A Foggy Day |
Songs for Young Lovers |
Capitol |
from Damsel in Distress 1937 |
| Mel Torme |
Nice Work If You Can Get It |
The Bethlehem Years |
Bethlehem |
from Damsel in Distress 1937 |
| Fred Astaire |
Things Are Looking Up |
Starring Fred Astaire |
Columbia |
from Damsel in Distress |
| Blossom Dearie |
Love Is Here to Stay |
Once Upon a Summertime |
Polygram |
from Goldwyn Follies 1938 |
|
| Chet Baker |
Love Walked In |
Chet Baker & Strings |
Sony |
from Goldwyn Follies |
| Judy Garland & Dick Haymes |
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did |
Best of the Decca Years |
|
from The Shocking Miss PIlgrim, 1947 |
