Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Swanee | 0:37 |
| 2 | Nobody But You | 0:52 |
| 3 | I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise | 0:37 |
| 4 | Do It Again | 1:15 |
| 5 | Fascinating Rhythm | 0:51 |
| 6 | Oh, Lady Be Good | 0:59 |
| 7 | Somebody Loves Me | 1:04 |
| 8 | Sweet and Low Down | 0:47 |
| 9 | That Certain Feeling | 1:15 |
| 10 | The Man I Love | 2:15 |
| 11 | Clap Yo' Hands | 0:44 |
| 12 | Do Do Do | 0:51 |
| 13 | My One and Only | 0:46 |
| 14 | 'S Wonderful | 1:00 |
| 15 | Strike Up the Band | 0:48 |
| 16 | Liza | 1:57 |
| 17 | I Got Rhythm | 1:16 |
| 18 | Who Cares? | 0:59 |
| 19 | Rialto Ripples | 2:04 |
| 20 | Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso | 1:40 |
| 21 | Three Preludes: Andante con moto e poco rubato | 3:26 |
| 22 | Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso | 1:09 |
| 23 | Impromptu in Two Keys | 1:14 |
| 24 | Three-Quarter Blues | 0:43 |
| 25 | Merry Andrew | 1:10 |
| 26 | Piano Playin' Jazzbo Brown (Jasbo Brown Blues) | 2:23 |
| 27 | Promenade | 3:07 |
About this Album
Pianist William Bolcom performs a collection of 18 brief, impromptu-style variations of well-known melodies from the George Gershwin songbook, along with other solo piano works, including the Three Preludes, and accompanies his longtime partner, vocalist Joan Morris, on such Gershwin standards as “How Long Has This Been Going On?” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
William Bolcom, piano
Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano (28-37)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recorded March 1973 (tracks 1-27) and June 1978 (tracks 28-37) at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Engineering and musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig at Masterdisk Corp.
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Track 1-27 composed by George Gershwin, 28-37 by George and Ira Gershwin
Cover art: Saul Lambert
