Oh Lady Be Good was the title song of the 1924 musical by the Gershwin brothers George and Ira. The tune has always been extremely popular and the theme and the chord progression have formed the basis for many improvisations by numerous jazz soloists.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094651-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Naohiro Iwai, the master of entertaining concert band arrangements, has selected four songs from the wide repertoire of George Gershwin for this wonderful medley. A fitting tribute to one of the all time jazz masters. De componist Naohiro Iwai gebruikte vier hitsongs van Georg Gershwinvoor deze prachtige medley: Swanee, Gershwins eerste grote hit uit 1924, Oh, Lady Be Good - onvergetelijk in de uitvoering van Ella Fitzgerald - evenalsSomeone to Watch Over Me en S’ Wonderful.Naohiro Iwai, der Meister der unterhaltsamen Blasorchesterarrangements wählte vier Songs von George Gershwin für dieses wundervolle Medley: Swanee, Gershwins ersten großen Hit von 1924, Oh, Lady Be Good - unvergessen in Ella Fitzgeralds Interpretation - sowie Someone to Watch Over Me und S’ Wonderful, die beide ins Great American Songbook aufgenommen wurden. George Gershwin (1898-1937) commença sa carrière de musicien dans les milieux du music-hall avant d’être admis dans la sphère ‘classique’ gr ce au succès retentissant de Rhapsody in Blue (1924). Naohiro Iwai conjugue quatre chansons de cet éblouissant pianiste de jazz et mélodiste de génie dans un medley enchanteur et pétillant. George Gerswhin (1898-1937) iniziò la sua carriera di musicista nelle music-hall prima di essere ammesso nella sfera “classica†grazie al successo di Rhapsody in Blue del 1924. Naohiro Iwai raccoglie quattro canzoni di questo indimenticabile pianista jazz in un medley che incanter il pubblico.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094651-010
