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Grappelli was amongst the most important pioneers of the jazz violin. Here, at the age of 81, he plays two numbers of Gerswhin in New Orleans, in the year 1989.
Someone To Watch Over Me - and I Got Rhythm. Be sure to check out the latter.
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"Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess"
by George Gershwin
Performed live by Cecily Nall, soprano &
The Point Chamber Orchestra
http://www.thepoi ntchamberorchestra.o rg/
conducted by Efraín Amaya
http://www.efrain amaya.com/
July 16, 2006
La Fenice Theater
Venice, Italy
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Ginger Rogers in the first performance of George and Ira Gershwin's song, "They All Laughed", from 1937. I especially enjoy hearing this version because it has Gershwin's wonderful orchestration. A bit later, it is repeated as a virtuoso dance number with Fred Astaire. I included that as well.
![Gershwin - They Can\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/ipOfF-eZPkQ/2.jpg "Gershwin - They Can\")
![Alston performs \"Rhapsody In Blue\" Gershwin Part One](http://img.youtube.com/vi/gmXKalBETSU/2.jpg "Alston performs \\"Rhapsody In Blue\\" Gershwin Part One")
