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Daily Comfort ZoneHow did Gershwin do it?
How did Gershwin do it?
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“How did Gershwin do it?”
Do what?
Gershwin was the most talented American composer. Sad he died so young.
Lovely piece, beautifully sung.
In the title picture, were those four horns for
automobiles?
The taxi horns as pictured were assembled as part of the percussion kit for An American in Paris.
Thank you! Of course, now that you say it….
Thank you! Now that you say it, I can hear it…and it makes me laugh with pleasure.
“How does he do it?” He’s a genius, and a mensch,
“who could ask for anything more?”
Thanks for this one, NL…
It is, of course, one of the greatest songs ever written, but I find this performance to be definitive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhF-PsDuCw&ab_channel=catman916
Her Grammy-winning 3-CD set of Gershwin songs (56 of them) belong in every music collection.
A big part of how he did it was wisely teaming with a gifted lyricist, his brother Ira. It’s often overlooked or taken for granted how essential the lyrics are for songs that became classic standards. Frank Sinatra, who many great jazz artists considered the premiere interpreter of standards, believed the lyrics were actually more important than the music. Regarding Gershwin’s purely instrumental music elicits a broader response going into other truly fascinating areas for another time.
http://www.azuremilesrecords.com/Into_a_Newborn_Day_Words_Inspiring_Jazz.html