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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)".
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.
The Rhythm changes is a common 32-bar jazz chord progression derived from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". The progression is in AABA form , with each A section based on repetitions of the ubiquitous I–vi–ii–V sequence (or variants such as iii–vi–ii–V), and the B section using a circle of fifths sequence based on III 7 –VI 7 ...
In 1929, the Gershwin brothers created Show Girl; [28] the following year brought Girl Crazy, [29] which introduced the standards "Embraceable You", sung by Ginger Rogers, and "I Got Rhythm". 1931's Of Thee I Sing became the first musical comedy to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; the winners were George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, and Ira ...
"I Got Rhythm" 1930: George Gershwin "Apache Dance" [17] 1978 George Coleman "Cherokee" 1938: Ray Noble "Apple Honey" [1] [5] Woody Herman "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin "Apple Jump [18] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" 1930: George Gershwin "As I Live and Bop" [1] Stan Getz "Confirmation" 1946 Charlie Parker "Back Home in Brooklyn with Donna ...
1999 – The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm – revue with songs by George and Ira Gershwin; 2001 – George Gershwin Alone – one-man play by Hershey Felder, who portrayed Gershwin, incorporating "Swanee" from Sinbad (lyrics by Irving Caesar), "Embraceable You" from Girl Crazy (lyrics by Ira Gershwin), "Someone to Watch Over Me" from Oh, Kay!
Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin is an album by pianist Oscar Peterson of popular songs written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. In 1956, Columbia released a series of individual "clef series" 45rpms under the same title with 4 selected tracks from the original LP record .
"I've Got a Crush on You" – 3:01 "I Got Rhythm" – 7:09 "Embraceable You" – 4:52 "'S Wonderful" – 4:40 "Someone to Watch Over Me" – 3:46 "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:27 "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:25 "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 4:33; All music composed by George Gershwin and all lyrics ...