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"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression , known as the " rhythm changes ", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker 's and Dizzy Gillespie 's bebop standard "Anthropology (Thrivin' on a Riff)" .
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. [1]
"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 composition by Duke Ellington. [1] It is based on the rhythm changes from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm".The first Ellington recording (4 May 1940) [2] [3] is notable for the driving tenor saxophone solo by Ben Webster.
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" is a set of variations for orchestra and piano solo composed by George Gershwin in 1933–34. The piece is dedicated "to [his] brother Ira". Gershwin composed the new piece for his forthcoming concert tour with the Leo Reisman Orchestra, as an alternative to his Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F.
"Oleo" is one of a number of jazz standards to be based on the same chord progression as that employed by George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm", [3] also known as a musical contrafact. [4] Its melody has "become one of the standard rhythm changes melodies used by jazz musicians". [5]
"Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939. [1] The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a contrafact based on the chord progression of "I Got Rhythm", and serves as a vehicle for interweaving solos by Young and Basie.
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On stage, he and his band performed the song bare-chested. [citation needed] "I Got Rhythm" is a cover version of the song by George and Ira Gershwin, featuring Oldfield's arrangement from the jaunty original into a Broadway-style ballad with harmonised vocals from Roberts and orchestration, mostly performed on keyboards. [citation needed]