VA - George & Ira Gershwin Songbook (1993)
21 tracks | Genre: Jazz | Release: 1993 | EAC Rip | FLAC(tracks + CUE) | 277 MB
On Sept. 26, 1898, one of America's most important composers was born. George Gershwin of Brooklyn, N.Y., alone and with his brother, Ira, wrote many of the finest American popular songs and orchestral pieces.
The music of George and Ira Gershwin has long been a part of the American consciousness. The opening clarinet glissando from Rhapsody in Blue, the taxi horn theme from An American in Paris and the songs -- "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," "The Man I Love," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Fascinating Rhythm," and so many others -- are instantly recognizable. Even the mention of the name "Gershwin" brings to mind the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s, personified by the brothers who helped to give a musical voice to the time.
But if the Gershwins symbolize a time, their music and words transcend it. The proliferating performances and recordings of their music testify to its enduring popularity, and George and Ira continue to be the subjects of popular as well as scholarly study. (loc.gov)
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook (2010) (3CD Box Set)
Genre: Jazz, Soul | Label: Not Now Music | 3CD | MP3 320 kbps | 460 MB
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook is a 1959 (see 1959 in music) five album set by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, focusing on the songs of George and Ira Gershwin. It was recorded with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, marking the first time that Ella and Riddle had worked together. This album is the largest single recording project that Ella worked on, and it is considered to be one of the most ambitious achievements in Western popular music.
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book (1996) (FSN,FSV,Wupload,Uploadsatation)
EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG | Full Scans | 369 Mb (Incl. Recovery)
Genre ~ Pop, Standards, Vocal Jazz | Label ~ Verve Music Group
Bernstein - Gershwin: An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue / Ives: Symphony No.2 (2008) DVD9
DVD9 | NTSC 720x480 | 29.97 fps | MPEG-2@9800 kbps | AC3@1536 kbps | 7.81 GB Genre: Classical, Music Video | Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Bernstein recorded Gershwin's "American in Paris" and "Rhapsody in Blue" in the late '50s with the same NY Philharmonic playing here. That LP (later transferred to CD) was superlative in every way. In this DVD, he conducts both works in the Royal Albert Hall in London, with the same orchestra as the LP. The results are the same.
Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) 720p Blu-Ray x264 AC3
Video: MKV 1280x720 at 29.970 fps, x264, ~5285 Kbps avg
Audio: English: 48 kHz, AС3, 3/2 (L,C,R,l,r) + LFE ch, ~640.00 kbps avg
Genre: Music Video, Folk, Rock | Size: 4.43 GB
In May of 2007 the Library of Congress gathered an unprecedented group of musicians together in Washington, D.C., to honor Paul Simon as the first recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Alison Krauss, Stevie Wonder, Lyle Lovett, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Marc Anthony, Art Garfunkel and a host of others joined Paul onstage in a multicultural tribute to the music of a great American artist and a great American art form.
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