Play George Gerswin [Limited Edition]

Buddy DeFranco, Oscar Peterson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000009DGK
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Wants To Stay Here

2. I Was Doing All Right

3. 'S Wonderful

4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

5. Strike Up The Band

6. They Can' t Take Away From Me

7. The Man I Love

8. I Got Rhythm

9. Someone to Watch Over Me

10. It Ain't Necessary So

11. I Wants To Stay Here

12. Someone To Watch Over Me

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous!, January 30, 2005

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Mr. S. P. Walsh - See all my reviews
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Beautiful renditions of Gershwin standards. Gorgeously warm arrangements and immaculate performances grace this well recorded disk nicely restored by Verve. An almost perfect album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do I ever love this album!, July 21, 2008

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Sally Draper (Merritt Island, FL) - See all my reviews
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Being a fan of Buddy DeFranco, Oscar Peterson, and George Gershwin, how could I not enjoy this one? There are a few places where the strings lend a little schmaltz, but it happens seldom. I absolutely love DeFranco's playing on this one. He is normally known for using a minimum of vibrato, but here he does use it more, especially in slower stretches, and it sounds fantastic. A good example is the beginning of "The Man I Love." Garcia's orchestral arrangement of "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is very powerful, just masterful. I also loved "Someone to Watch Over Me" (both versions), but it would have been better if Gershwin's intro bars were included. That intro is Gershwin's best; it has a life of its own. Of course, I very much enjoyed Peterson, though some of his passages were too quiet--had to keep adjusting the volume. Anyway, this is an album I've played numerous times without getting tired of it. One of my collection's true gems.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful!!, February 10, 2003

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Wendy (Villa Rica, GA United States) - See all my reviews

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Everything a person would expect from two of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, playing music by one of america's greatest melody writers. De Franco's clarinet sings over Peterson's incredible talent. One of my all-time favorite cds.