Gershwin (MUSIC 145)
instructor: James Wierzbicki

Disc Six: Gershwin Songs I (1924-1930)

required listening for October 11session
track title lyricist date performer
1. "Fascinatin' Rhythm" 
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Judy Kaye, soprano; William Sharp, baritone
2. "Fascinatin' Rhythm" 
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Fred Astaire
3. "Fascinatin' Rhythm" 
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Fred and Adele Astaire; George Gershwin, piano
4. "Oh, Lady Be Good!"
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Fred Astaire
5. "Oh, Lady Be Good!"
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Buck and Bubbles
6. "Oh, Lady Be Good!"
(from Lady, Be Good!)
Ira Gershwin 1924 Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
7. "Sweet and Lowdown"
(from Tip-Toes)
Ira Gershwin 1925 The Singing Sophomores
8. "Sweet and Lowdown"
(from Tip-Toes)
Ira Gershwin 1925 George Gershwin, piano
9. "That Certain Feeling"
(from Tip-Toes)
Ira Gershwin 1925 George Gershwin, piano
10. Medley from Oh, Kay!: "Oh, Kay!," "Maybe," "Do-D-Do," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Clap Yo" Hands" Ira Gershwin 1926 Columbia Light Opera Company, with Frank Banta and Constance Mering
11. "Clap Yo' Hands"
(from Oh, Kay!)
Ira Gershwin 1926 "Whispering" Jack Smith
12. "Clap Yo' Hands"
(from Oh, Kay!)
Ira Gershwin 1926 George Gershwin, piano
13. "Someone to Watch Over Me"
(from Oh, Kay!)
Ira Gershwin 1926 Gertrude Lawrence
14. "Someone to Watch Over Me"
(from Oh, Kay!)
Ira Gershwin 1926 George Gershwin, piano
15. "Someone to Watch Over Me"
(from Oh, Kay!)
Ira Gershwin 1926 George Gershwin, piano
16. "The Man I Love"
(from Strike Up the Band)
Ira Gershwin 1927 Fred Rich & his Hotel Astor Orchestra, with Vaughan De Leath
17. "Yankee Doodle Rhythm"
(from Strike Up the Band)
Ira Gershwin 1927 Judy Kaye, soprano; William Sharp, baritone
18. "Strike Up the Band"
(from Strike Up the Band)
Ira Gershwin 1927 Red Nichols & his "Strike Up the Band" Orchestra
19. "Strike Up the Band"
(from Strike Up the Band)
Ira Gershwin 1927 William Bolcom piano