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Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band by George Gershwin. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman , the work combines elements of classical music with jazz -influenced effects and premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall , New York City.
The film contains many factual errors about Gershwin's life, but also features many examples of his music, including an almost complete performance of Rhapsody in Blue. In 1965, Movietone Records released an album MTM 1009 featuring Gershwin's piano rolls of the titled George Gershwin plays RHAPSODY IN BLUE and his other favorite compositions ...
Though as the production of Fantasia developed, the setup used for The Sorcerer's Apprentice was abandoned for different multi-channel recording arrangements. [13] The recording of Rhapsody in Blue used in the film is an edited version of Ferde Grofé's orchestration of the piece performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bruce Broughton.
Blue Monday, (1927) a piano suite based on Gershwin's one-act opera of the same name; Merry Andrew, (1928) arrangement of a dance piece from Rosalie; Three-Note Waltz, (1931) Also known as Melody #36. Unpublished. Piano Transcriptions of Eight Songs (1932) George Gershwin’s Song-Book (1932), complex arrangements of 18 Gershwin songs
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical. Breezin' - Al Schmitt (engineer) Best Engineered Recording, Classical. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers) Best Producer of the Year. Stevie Wonder
As orchestras around the country celebrate "Rhapsody in Blue" throughout 2024, it's important to think of the piece as more than just music.
This is the discography of the Grammy-winning banjoist Béla Fleck which consists of 25 studio albums (15 solo, two with Tasty Licks, three with Spectrum, two with Sparrow Quartet, three with Abigail Washburn), 13 collaboration albums, one live album, three music videos, 22 singles (16 as lead artist and six as featured artist), and 76 other appearances.
John Ross Smeed Gorman (November 18, 1890 – February 27, 1953) [1] was an American jazz clarinetist, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist.Gorman is best remembered for his work with Paul Whiteman, particularly his famous clarinet glissando for Rhapsody in Blue, on which he also played oboe, bass clarinet, and saxophone. [2]