Gershwin Live! Explained

Gershwin Live!
Type:	live
Artist:	Sarah Vaughan
Cover:	gershwinlive.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	February 1–2, 1982
Venue:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles^[1]
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	61:02
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Steven Epstein
Prev Title:	Crazy and Mixed Up
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live!
Next Year:	1984

Gershwin Live! is a 1982 live album by Sarah Vaughan, of music composed by George Gershwin, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The album was arranged by Marty Paich.

Vaughan's performance won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the Grammy Awards of 1983.^[2]

Track listing

1. Overture: Porgy and Bess Medley: "Summertime"/"It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)/"I Loves You, Porgy" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, D. Heyward) – 7:52
2. Medley: "But Not for Me"/"Our Love Is Here to Stay"/"Embraceable You"/"Someone To Watch Over Me" – 9:39
3. "Sweet and Low Down" – 3:36
4. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 4:04
5. "Do It Again" (Buddy DeSylva, G. Gershwin) – 5:29
6. "My Man's Gone Now" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) – 5:51
7. "The Man I Love" – 10:03
8. Medley: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"/"They Can't Take That Away from Me"/"'S Wonderful"/"Swanee"/"Strike Up the Band" – 6:56
9. Encore: "I've Got a Crush on You"/"A Foggy Day" –– 7:35

All songs composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan – vocals
• George Gaffney – piano
• Andy Simpkins – double bass
• Harold Jones – drums
• The Los Angeles Philharmonic – other instruments
• Michael Tilson Thomas – piano, conductor, co-arranger on "The Man I Love"^[3]
• Marty Paich – arranger

Notes and References

1. Book: Ted Gioia. The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. 2 June 2013. 3 July 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-976915-5. 114–.
2. http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx Grammy Award search engine
3. Segal, Lewis (February 3, 1982). "Thomas, Vaughan at the Pavilion". Los Angeles Times. pt. VI, pg. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2022.