Gershwin Jazz

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald. All tracks have been digitally remastered using 20-bit technology. Issued in celebration of the centennial of the composer's birth, Gershwin Jazz is an engaging, smartly compiled collection which spans the decades to encompass material by everyone from Billie Holiday ("Let's Call the Whole Thing Off") to Marcus Roberts ("Someone to Watch Over Me"); its 16 tracks also include highlights ranging from Benny Goodman's "I Got Rhythm" to Ella Fitzgerald's "I've Got a Crush on You" to Dexter Gordon's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" ~ Jason Ankeny This record features jazz performers putting their own spin on one of American history's greatest composers. His music cuts across stylistic boundaries: the traditional, the modern, the avant-garde. Musicians of all backgrounds and genres, from Duke Ellington to Elvis Costello, have taken off their clothes and skinny-dipped in the ocean of Gershwin's music for tunes and/or inspiration. This collection spotlights swing-era performers (Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson), modern mainstream (J.J. Johnson, Errol Garner, Stan Getz), innovators (Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis), and singers beyond era or category: Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald. If your taste tends more towards jazzy interpretations of popular song but you don't yet know Gershwin's music, this is a great get-acquainted point (and a good intro to the spectrum of jazz in general). l

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