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George Gershwin - Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls (1993)

George Gershwin - Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls (1993)

BAND/ARTIST: George Gershwin

  • Title: Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
  • Year Of Release: 1993
  • Label: Elektra Nonesuch #9 79287-2
  • Genre: Jazz, Classical
  • Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
  • Total Time: 01:00:43
  • Total Size: 222 / 147 Mb (Full Scans ~ 108 Mb)
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Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls is an album of piano rolls recorded (with one exception) by George Gershwin. It was released by Nonesuch Records in 1993. Gershwin recorded these piano rolls between 1916 and 1927. Several rolls use overdubbing, so that Gershwin is in effect playing a four-handed piece solo. The final selection, "An American In Paris", was recorded by Frank Milne in 1933. Milne worked as a roll-editor with Gershwin in the 1920s, and edited several of the rolls reproduced on this disc. So skilled was Milne as a roll editor, the liner notes suggest that he may not have actually "played" "An American In Paris" at all – in the same way that a musician can write sheet music, Milne was able to prepare roll masters by marking the lines on special graph paper that would be used as a template for the holes punched in the actual piano roll. The piano rolls were played back on a 9-foot Yamaha Disklavier grand piano, augmented by a 1911 Pianola operated by Artis Wodehouse. The Pianola allows for the operator to add "live" effects with piano footpumps and expression levers.

George Gershwin made 130 piano rolls between 1916-1927; 28 were recorded and released in 1998 on two Nonesuch CDs. This particular release has quite a few obscure Gershwin songs, including his very first tune, "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You've Got 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em." Certainly such tunes as "Novelette in Fourths," "So Am I," and "Idle Dreams" are long forgotten but worth reviving. Among the other highlights of the fascinating and highly enjoyable recital are "Sweet and Lowdown," "Swanee" and a 14-minute rendition of "Rhapsody in Blue." The 1933 item is a bit unusual, for it is a two-piano rendition of "An American in Paris" that lasts over 16 minutes and was arranged by Frank Milne. Well worth exploring.

~ Scott Yanow, All Music

Track List:

01. Sweet And Lowdown [3:33]
02. Novelette In Fourths [2:41]
03. That Certain Feeling [2:47]
04. So Am I [4:18]
05. Rhapsody In Blue [14:25]
06. Swanee [2:18]
07. When You Want ’Em, You Can’T Get ’Em, When You’Ve Got ’Em, You Don’T Want ’Em [1:58]
08. Kickin’ The Clouds Away [3:21]
09. Idle Dreams [3:00]
10. On My Mind The Whole Night Long [2:31]
11. Scandal Walk [3:17]
12. An American In Paris [16:35]

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