The Memory Of All That: Gershwin On Broadway And In Hollywood

Mary Cleere Haran, Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodney Bennett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 30, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00000JI71
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Real American Folk Song, The

2. S'Wonderful

3. Do It Again

4. Nashville Nightingale

5. The Man I Love (4:05)

6. I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise (2:14)

7. I'd Rather Charleston (1:58)

8. Funny Face (3:06)

9. Sweet & Lowdown/Fidgety Feet/Fascinatin' Rhythm(4:01)

10. Someone To Watch Over Me (5:32)

11. Boy, What Love Has Done To Me (4:04)

12. They All Laughed (2:13)

13. I Can't Be Bothered Now/ They Can't Take That Away From Me/Wake Up, Brother, and Dance/Shall We Dance? (7:29)

14. Love Walked In (3:26)

15. Who Cares? (3:32)

16. Lady Be Good/Somebody Loves Me (2:49)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performances. Choice of songs not the greatest, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: The Memory Of All That: Gershwin On Broadway And In Hollywood (Audio CD)

Mary Clere Haran has one of those exceptional voices that can make you fall in love with her even though you may have never been in her presence. I cannot fault any of the performances on this album. I do have an issue with the choice of material. I would place the majority of the material in the novelty category --- cute, likeable, songs but not the kind of material you want to return to frequently. I wish they had chosen more of the classic Gershwin songs sung by Ms. Haran in her exquisite, simple, direct delivery. Then this would have been an album for the ages.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gershwin is Gershwin, May 10, 2002

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Eric L. Magnus (Olathe, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm rating this a little higher to bring up the overall rating. Mary Cleere Haran is a marevelous interpreter of all the material she chooses. To rate this set low because it doesn't have all the "classic" songs on it is an insult to the Gershwin catelog. Most of the Gershwin catelog is vastly superior to many other composers' best two or three popular songs. I chose this disc (a) because it was Mary Cleere Haran, and (b) because she doesn't choose just the most predictable numbers, giving the listener the opportunity to expand their familiarity with the Gershwin catelog. Certainly not as good as Maureen McGovern's tribute (it is one of the best), or Ella Fitzgerald's songbook (no one approaches her set), but it is a wonderful set, nonetheless.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good- but there are better Gershwin Tributes Around, October 3, 2001

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Don A. Frascinella "Don F 2009" (The City By The Bay, USA) - See all my reviews
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I was attracted to listen to this CD because I am a fan of the music of George Gershwin. While this effort is good, as another reviewer suggested there is better Gershwin material out there. For example, Susannah McCorkle's tribute CD is vastly superior.

Still, it is pleasant material although it could have been better by a better selection of material.