Songs written or composed
Love Is Here To Stay
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Theater/Love
- Subject:
- Love/Constancy/Radio/Telephone.Rockies/Gibralter/Passing
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recordings
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 9428
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36589
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- It's very clear, our love is here to stay, not for a year, but ever and a day,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 2:58
Summertime
- Also known as:
- Zumertsayt
- Author:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Author:
- Cahan, Mendy
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Opera/Lullaby
- Subject:
- Summer/Seaon/Father/Mother
Recordings
- On album:
- N-005(a) (Cantares De Madre Susana Naidich Orqueta De Camara)
- Track ID:
- 14715
- Conductor:
- RovIra, Eduardo
- Vocal:
- Naidich, Susana
- Artist:
- Camara Orchestra
- First line:
- Summertime, and the livin is easy,
- Track comment:
- From "Porgy and Bess"
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Operatic
- On album:
- K-057(a) (Para Ustedes... Zivia Klein — צביה קלײן)
- Track ID:
- 14716
- Translator,Yiddish:
- Tsesler, Shmuel — צעסלער, שמואל
- Vocal:
- Klein, Zivia — קלײן, צביה
- Arranger:
- Levy, Alberto
- First line:
- Sumertseyt, un dos lebn iz gringer, fishlekh shpringen...
- First line (Yiddish):
- זומערצײַט, און דאָס לעבן איז גרינגער, פֿישלעך שפּרינגן...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From "Porgy & Bess"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- C-060(a) (Mendy Cahan and Der Yiddish Express/ Yiddish Fever — מענדי קאַהן און דער ייִדיש־עקספּרעס\ ייִדעש פֿיבור)
- Track ID:
- 41805
- Vocal/Yiddish Adaption:
- Cahan, Mendy
- Bass Guitar:
- Segal, Yankele
- Drums:
- Fried, Oren
- Artist:
- Der Yiddish Express
- First line:
- Zumertsayt, sara lebn, a mekhaye, katshkelekh shvimen, un a royte zun fargeyt,
- First line (Yiddish):
- זומערצײַט, סאַראַ לעבן, קאַטשקעלעך שווימען, און אַ רויטע זון פֿאַרגייט, דײַן טאַט
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Jazz/Fusion
- Length:
- 3:57
- On album:
- R-016(g) (A..Caravan..Stars Featuring Seymour Rechtzeit & Molly Picon)
- Track ID:
- 23637
- Yiddish Adaptation:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- First line:
- Shlof mayn kind, got geshankt in zayn himl, in kholem...
- First line:
- די אמתה ליבע, זי לעבט איבער אַלעס, זי איז אַ מתּונה פֿון גאָט,
- Track comment:
- From the opera "Porgy & Bess"
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
Mischa Yasha Toscha Sascha
- Author:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Humor/Satire/Novelty
- Subject:
- Violin/Names/Assimilation/Concert/Origins
- Additional song notes:
- See Gottlieb, p. 40
Recordings
- On album:
- F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)
- Track ID:
- 28552
- Violin:
- Venuti, Joe
- Piano:
- Wall, Phil
- First line:
- One two three four, five four three, one two three four, who are we
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded May 31, 1933
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Harmony
- Length:
- 03:18
- On album:
- G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
- Track ID:
- 31656
- Artist:
- Paul Whiteman Orchestra
- First line:
- We really think you ought to know that we were born right in the middle of...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Four Part Harmony/Pop/Orchestral/
- Length:
- 3:10
My One And Only
- Author:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Broadway/Theater/Cabaret
- Subject:
- Proposal/acceptance/rejection/obsession
- Additional song notes:
- See Gottlieb, p. 42, 43. Patterned after "Shlof Zhe Mayn Feygele".
Recording
- On album:
- G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
- Track ID:
- 31658
- Vocal:
- Fitzgerald, Ella
- Piano:
- Larkins, Ellis
- First line:
- My one and only, what am I goona do when you turn me down?
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Cabaret
- Length:
- 1:23
Swanee
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Additional song notes:
- From "Sinbad"
Recording
- On album:
- J-007(B) (The Best of Al Jolson)
- Track ID:
- 35324
- Vocal:
- Jolson, Al
- Language:
- English
- Length:
- 2:32
Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Classical/Theater/Love
- Subject:
- Money/Fame/Love/Courting/Famly/Persistance
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36588
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- Holding hands at midnight, 'neath a starry skh...Oh that is nice work if you...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 2:59
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Author:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
- Subject:
- Love/Differences/Breakup/Heartbreak
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36590
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- You say either and I say eyther, you say neither and I say nyther,...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 2:40
Promenade
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Author:
- Dowling, Richard
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Dowling, Richard
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop
- Subject:
- Self/Drinking/Drunk
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recordings
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36591
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Instrumental
- Length:
- 3:50
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36595
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- Style:
- Concert/Instrumental
- Length:
- 3:50
They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop/Love
- Song comment:
- Memory/Attributes/Smile/Actions/Dreams
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recordings
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36592
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea, the memory of all that,...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 3:25
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36596
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea, the memory of all that,...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 3:25
The Man I Love
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop
- Subject:
- Dream/Love/Anticipation/Hope/Waiting
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36593
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- When the mellow moon begins to beam, ev'ry night I dream a little dream,,,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 4:35
'S Wonderful
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop/Love
- Subject:
- Joy/Appeal/Wonder/Love/Glamour
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36597
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! (that) you should care for me! 'S awful nice!...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 4:07
Embraceable You
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop/Love
- Subject:
- Embrace/Charms/Heart/Gypsy
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36598
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you, embrace me, you irreplaceable you...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 5:36
Serenade #1
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Concert/Instrumental
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36599
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- Style:
- Concert/Instrumental
- Length:
- 4:18
Serenade #2
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Concert/Instrumental
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36600
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- Style:
- Concert/Instrumental
- Length:
- 1:39
Serenade #3
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Concert/Instrumental
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36601
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- Style:
- Concert/Instrumental
- Length:
- 1:39
Love Walked In
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop/Love
- Subject:
- Love/Shadows/Sunny Days/Future/
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36602
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- Love walked right in and drove the shadows away: live walked right in and...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 4:29
Someone To Watch Over Me
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Pop/Love
- Subject:
- Waiting/Yearning/Guardian/Looking
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1127
Recording
- On album:
- M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
- Track ID:
- 36605
- Vocal:
- Morein, Donna
- Piano:
- Frey, Alexander
- First line:
- There's a sombody I'm longin' to see, I hope thathe, turns out to be, someone..
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert/Pop/Art Song
- Length:
- 4:36
Opening Applause, Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
- Subject:
- Gershwin, in Berlin
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Promenade(Walking the Dog)
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
They Can't Take That Away From Me (Morein&Fre
- Author:
- Gershwin, George
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
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Love Walked Right In
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
- Subject:
- Love
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theater/Classical
- Subject:
- Love, Protection
S'Wonderful
- Author:
- Gershwin, Ira
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Genre:
- Theatre
- Subject:
- Love
Recording
- On album:
- F-065(a) (Fyvush Finkel/ It's Never Too Late)
- Track ID:
- 38839
- Piano:
- Finkel, Elliot
- Vocal:
- Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש
- Xylophone:
- Finkel, Ian
- Bass:
- Sterbenz, Ed
- Guitar:
- Berliner, Jay
- Drums:
- Fischer, Martin
- Synth:
- Bichel, Ken
- Trumpet:
- Stripling, Byron
- Trombone:
- Andos, Randy
- Alto Sax:
- Olsen, Ralph
- Alto Sax:
- Anderson, Dennis
- Baritone Sax:
- Berger, Ken
- Backup singer:
- Heath, D. Michael
- Backup Singer:
- Allen, Cheryl Ann
- First line:
- there are my boys, Ian and Elliot, S'wonderful, S'marvelous, you should care
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- American Theater
- Length:
- 2:57
Other tracks with this artist
I Got Rhythm (Instr, Medley)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 6973
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Arranger/Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Track comment:
- Strike Up The Band/ I Got Rhythm/ Facinating Rhythm
- Style:
- Instrumental/Medley
An American In Paris (Instr)
- On album:
- B-058(b) (Bernstein, Arias & Barcarolles/ Barber / Gershwin)
- Track ID:
- 1257
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Seattle Symphony
- Artist:
- Schwartz, Gerald, Cond
- Artist:
- Butler Charles, solo trumpet
- Style:
- Instrumental
Bess You Is My Woman Now (Instr)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 2302
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Track comment:
- From "Porgy and Bess"
- Style:
- Instrumental
Fascinating Rhythm (Instr, Medley)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 5143
- Clarinet/Arranger:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Track comment:
- Strike Up The Band/ I Got Rhythm/ Facinating Rhythm
Gershwin Suite (Instr)
- On album:
- F-013(f) (Giora Feidman The Magic Of The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 5596
- Artist:
- Feidman, G., Clarinet & Ensemble — פיידמן, גיורא, קלאַרנעט מיט אַנסאַמבל
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Arranger:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Artist:
- Wisenberg, Menakhem, piano
- Track comment:
- Melodies Rhapsody In Blue/ Ain't Necessarily So/ Summertime
Let's Call The Holy Rov
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 9115
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You say a "khupe", I say a "khipe", you say "maushiga",
- Track comment:
- Parody of Gershwin's "Let's Say We're Falling In Love"
Let's Say We're Falling In Love
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 9120
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You say a "khupe", I say a "khipe", you say "maushiga",
- Track comment:
- Parody of song- Parody titled "Let's Call The Holy Rov"
Rhapsody In Blue (Instr, Excerpt)
- On album:
- G-013(d)6 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 11, 12 and 13)
- Track ID:
- 12789
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Whiteman, Paul Concert Orchestra
- Artist:
- Gershman, Geoge, piano
- Narration:
- Katzman, Dr. Jacob
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Lecture 13, Song of Golden Land, Transmigration of a Melody
Strike Up The Band (Instr)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 14692
- Arranger/Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Track comment:
- Strike Up The Band/ I Got Rhythm/ Facinating Rhythm
- Style:
- Instrumental
Swanee (Instr)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 14743
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Style:
- Instrumental
Three Times Gershwin (Medley)
- On album:
- F-013(g) (Giora Feidman Gershwin & The Klezmer)
- Track ID:
- 15321
- Arranger/Clarinet:
- Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Feidman, Giora Trio
- Arranger:
- Pansera, Robert
- Style:
- Instrumental/Medley
Gershwin Suite (Instr)
- On album:
- F-013(h) (Giora Feidman To You — גיורא פיידמן)
- Track ID:
- 21312
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Fiedman, Giora, clarinet & arr — פיידמן, גיורא, קלאַרנעט
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Melodies Rhapsody In Blue/ Ain't Necessarily So/ Summertime