Gershwin / Rolff / Fusco- Gershwin On Air (CD)
"George Gershwin's extraordinary musical world emerges, caresses us, amazes us and finally overwhelms us in the uniqueness of this recording. Rolff shapes in a contemporary writing, the songs, the musicals, the jazz and the orchestral sound that made Gershwin's music the pillar on which the 'American Sound' is built. "The measure of the greatness of a composer's work is certainly indicated by it's ability to speak to successive generations of performers and listeners. Massimiliano Rolff, in these arrangements for his trio, discovers some hidden facets in these famous songs, such as those penned by George Gershwin that have now entered the Golden Age repertoire of American Song. The album starts off with his work Porgy and Bess, to which a specific and poignant suite is dedicated, and moves on to a series of single songs that were composed for other shows but have survived as stand-alone songs, including great classics and rediscoveries that fit in well.
Tracklist:
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: I Loves You Porgy
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: My Man's Gone Now
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: Summertime
- A Foggy Day
- Love Walked In
- Who Cares?
- The Man I Love
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- But Not For Me
- Embrecable You
"George Gershwin's extraordinary musical world emerges, caresses us, amazes us and finally overwhelms us in the uniqueness of this recording. Rolff shapes in a contemporary writing, the songs, the musicals, the jazz and the orchestral sound that made Gershwin's music the pillar on which the 'American Sound' is built. "The measure of the greatness of a composer's work is certainly indicated by it's ability to speak to successive generations of performers and listeners. Massimiliano Rolff, in these arrangements for his trio, discovers some hidden facets in these famous songs, such as those penned by George Gershwin that have now entered the Golden Age repertoire of American Song. The album starts off with his work Porgy and Bess, to which a specific and poignant suite is dedicated, and moves on to a series of single songs that were composed for other shows but have survived as stand-alone songs, including great classics and rediscoveries that fit in well.
Tracklist:
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: I Loves You Porgy
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: My Man's Gone Now
- Suite From Porgy And Bess: Summertime
- A Foggy Day
- Love Walked In
- Who Cares?
- The Man I Love
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- But Not For Me
- Embrecable You