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Friday, December 26, 2025

Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis


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  1. Kay Swift, Paul James - Can't We Be Friends?
  2. Karl Suessdorf, John M. Blackburn - Moonlight In Vermont
  3. Irving Berlin - Cheek To Cheek
  4. Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence - Tenderly
  5. Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington - The Nearness Of You
  6. Mitchell Parish, Frank S. Perkins - Stars Fell On Alabama
  7. Yip Harburg, Vernon Duke - April In Paris
  8. Irving Berlin - Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  9. George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin - A Foggy Day
  10. Al Neiburg, Marty Symes, Jerry Livingston - Under A Blanket Of Blue
  11. George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin - They Can't Take That Away From Me

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Louis Armstrong, vocals
Oscar Peterson, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Ray Brown, bass
Buddy Rich, drums

Date: 1956
Label: Verve

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Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong - Porgy and Bess


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Composer: George Gershwin
  1. Overture
  2. Summertime
  3. I Wants To Stay Here
  4. My Man's Gone Now
  5. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  6. Buzzard Song
  7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
  8. It Ain't Necessarily So
  9. What You Want Wid Bess?
  10. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
  11. Oh, Doctor Jesus
  12. Medley: Here Come De Honey Man - Crab Man - Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman)
  13. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
  14. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
  15. Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Louis Armstrong, vocals
Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Russell Garcia

Date: 1957
Label: Verve

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George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess; Blue Monday (Erich Kunzel)


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Composer: George Gershwin
  • Porgy and Bess (Selections)
  • Blue Monday (Opera a la Afro-American)

Gregg Baker; Sebronette Barnes; Harolyn Blackwell
Angela Brown; William Henry Caldwell; Cab Halloway
Lawrence Craig; Marquita Lister
Kirk Walker; Thomas Young

Central State University Chorus
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: Telarc

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Various Composers - Born to Play (Wayne Marshall)


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  • Paquito D'Rivera - Brazilian Fantasy (arr. by Daniel Freiberg)
  • George Gershwin - Rhapsody No. 2, for Piano and Orchestra
  • Paquito D'Rivera - The elephant and the clown
  • George Gershwin - Strike up the band: Ouverture (orch. by Don Rose)
  • George Gershwin - Girl Crazy: Ouverture
  • George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing: Ouverture (orch. by Don Rose)
  • George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue, for Piano and Orcherstra (orch. by Ferde Grofe)

Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet
Andy Miles, saxophone
Omar Rodriguez Calvo, bass
Rolando Villalón, percussion
Daniel Freiberg, piano
WDR Funkhausorchester Köln
Wayne Marshall, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: CAvi-music

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George Gershwin - Piano Concerto; Second Rhapsody (Wayne Marshall)


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Composer: George Gershwin
  • Piano Concerto in F major
  • Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Suite (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
  • Second Rhapsody, for orchestra with piano

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall, piano & conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Virgin

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F (Stefano Bollani; Riccardo Chailly)


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Composer: George Gershwin
  • Rhapsody in blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)
  • Catfish Row – Symphonic Suite
  • Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra
  • Rialto Ripples

Stefano Bollani, piano
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Decca

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George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; etc. (Earl Wild; Arthur Fiedler)


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Composer: George Gershwin
  1. Rhapsody in Blue
  2. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 1. Allegro
  3. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 2. Adagio - Andante con moto
  4. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 3. Allegro Agitato
  5. An American in Paris
  6. Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
  7. Cuban Overture

Earl Wild, piano
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor

Date: 1959, 1961
Label: RCA

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Ferde Grofé - Death Valley Suite; Hudson River Suite; Hollywood Suite (William T. Stromberg)


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Composer: Ferde Grofé
  • 6 Pictures of Hollywood
  • Hudson River Suite
  • Death Valley Suite

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
William T. Stromberg, conductor

Date: 2002
Label: Naxos

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Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite; Niagara Falls (William T. Stromberg)


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Composer: Ferde Grofé
  • Mississippi, "a Journey in Tones"
  • Grand Canyon Suite
  • Niagara Falls Suite

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
William T. Stromberg, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Naxos

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Monday, December 22, 2025

Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin - Grand Canyon Suite; Catfish Row (Erich Kunzel)


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Composer: Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin
  • Gershwin - Catfish Row, Symphonic Suite from Porgy & Bess
  • Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor

Date: 1987
Label: Telarc

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Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin - Grand Canyon Suite; Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris (Leonard Bernstein)


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Composer: Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin
  • Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)
  • Gershwin - An American in Paris
  • Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, piano & conductor

Date: 1959, 1958, 1963 / 1997
Label: Sony

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Ferde Grofé; Aaron Copland - Grand Canyon Suite; Billy the Kid (Antal Doráti; David Zinman)


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Composer: Ferde Grofé; Aaron Copland
  • Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite
  • Copland - Billy the Kid, complete ballet
  • Copland - El salón Mexicó

Detroit Symphony OrchestraAntal Doráti, conductor
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraDavid Zinman, conductor

Date: 1982, 1993 / 2012
Label: Decca

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Aaron Copland - Piano Concerto; The Tender Land Suite; Old American Songs (Benjamin Pasternack; Robert Hanson)


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Composer: Aaron Copland
  • The Tender Land Suite
  • Piano Concerto
  • Old American Songs

Benjamin Pasternack, piano
St. Charles Singers
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Robert Hanson, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Naxos

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Aaron Copland - Piano Sonata; Piano Fantasy; Piano Variations (Benjamin Pasternack)


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Composer: Aaron Copland
  • Piano Fantasy
  • Piano Sonata
  • Piano Variations

Benjamin Pasternack, piano
Date: 2005
Label: Naxos

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Aaron Copland - Complete Works for Violin and Piano (Peter Zazofsky; Paul Posnak)


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Composer: Aaron Copland
  • Violin Sonata
  • 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano
  • Vitebsk – Study on a Jewish Theme
  • 2 Preludes for Violin and Piano
  • Duo for Flute and Piano
  • Rodeo: Hoe Down (Version for Violin and Piano)
  • Billy the Kid: Waltz & Celebration (Version for Violin and Piano)

Peter Zazofsky, violin
Paul Posnak, piano
Ross Harbaugh, cello (Vitebsk)

Date: 2002
Label: Naxos

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