George Gershwin

George Gershwin is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1947–1956. The artist is connected with Classical / Art Music and Jazz, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Classical / Art Music and Jazz shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Rhapsody In Blue - concluded (Part 4)”, “Rhapsody In Blue - continued (Part 2)”, “Rhapsody In Blue - continued (Part 3)”, “Rhapsody In Blue (Part 1)”. Then move to “George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” and “Rhapsody in Blue” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.