PristineAudio Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Interesting that Gershwin's first recording of his Rhapsody in Blue, made in June 1924 (soon after the concert première), sounds far more 'jazzy' than perhaps we've come to expect. The sound is of course acoustic, but pretty amazing for all that - here's a clip, featuring some of Gershwin's "improvising" style: Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin soloing It's been claimed by the Classical musicians, but on this hearing, is it jazz? Apparently as he was writing it (and passing it a page at a time to Grofé for orchestration) there were chunks "missing" for his improvisation, with the instruction to the orchestra to pick up again on his nod. The players here are the Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra, for whom the parts were originally written. The full 9'16" recording is a download only release (FLAC or MP3) at Pristine Classical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMP Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 He's no Herbie Hancock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 He's no Herbie Hancock. Thank God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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