Every time i hear this in my Fordham area apartment in The Bronx i cry. I'm 80 now. Peace Corps Volunteer Turkey 1965-1970. Traveled the world. New ❤ York. Home. University Ave & 190th St. Thank you Mr Gershwin. You are the best .
I always loved Paul Whiteman recordings. So forward thinking and even played on a dusty old shellac record, jump right out of the static. Never feeling tired and outdated. So glad there's some preservation of that way of performing. This was an absolute delight to listen to.
Those guys in the 20s really had nuances that no one has anymore. Instruments like drums and saxophones were a little different too. On one hand it’s a shame we can’t go back and record them with modern fidelity stuff, but on the other hand that ancient recording gear had its own aesthetic that is also now lost to its own era.
Wonderful to hear it as it should be played after all it was symphonic jazz, i find most modern stretched out examples so long, slow and tedious that i want to go to sleep, all of the excitement of the original arrangement is lost.
It's in both the original 1924 version, and in the 1942 Grofe version for full symphony orchestra. Some orchestras may or may not cut the banjo for some extenuating reasons I'm not prepared to delve extensively into, and to add, the banjo is usually not hearable on the recordings - save, the section from 10:53 and from 5:05, but faintly because because of the drums, brass / woodwind, and string parts. It's also worth noting banjos aren't overly loud, and during the key changes and transitions from theme to theme, there is either a ff in the vast majority of the woodwind and brass parts, or a crecscendo.
Every time i hear this in my Fordham area apartment in The Bronx i cry. I'm 80 now. Peace Corps Volunteer Turkey 1965-1970. Traveled the world. New ❤ York. Home. University Ave & 190th St. Thank you Mr Gershwin. You are the best
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Oh my heavens. Magnificent. And, human beings to one side, That Piano!
Bravo ! The most powerful song ever written!!! Good performance!!!
My great grandpa played the trombone in Paul Whiteman's band
Was his name Jack Fulton ?
If memory serves Jack Fulton also sang quite a lot. I have quite a number of Whiteman recordings with voals by Jack.
My mother was there that night as well. Made sure that my sister and I took piano lessons
Oh, this is fab! I've been looking for a modern recording of the original scoring ever since hearing it on BBC radio 3 many years ago. Love this!
+Mark Harmer Thanks Mark, it was quite a task to put together but glorious to perform. Very happy you've enjoyed it.
I was fortunate enough to be in the audience for this event. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Many thanks to all concerned.
Still one of the most beautiful pieces of music ~~ Thank You.
I always loved Paul Whiteman recordings. So forward thinking and even played on a dusty old shellac record, jump right out of the static. Never feeling tired and outdated. So glad there's some preservation of that way of performing. This was an absolute delight to listen to.
Those guys in the 20s really had nuances that no one has anymore. Instruments like drums and saxophones were a little different too. On one hand it’s a shame we can’t go back and record them with modern fidelity stuff, but on the other hand that ancient recording gear had its own aesthetic that is also now lost to its own era.
Fantastic ! 👏👏👏👏
Hello Paul it's been a long time since I've seen you. Welcome back into my life 13:12
Wonderful to hear it as it should be played after all it was symphonic jazz, i find most modern stretched out examples so long, slow and tedious that i want to go to sleep, all of the excitement of the original arrangement is lost.
Sheer joy!
Fabulous Richard, perfect.
GG wrote because he admired clarinet player so much.
TBH the original jazz band version is the best one
How often is a banjo part of the arrangement of this piece? I’ve never noticed that before.
It's in both the original 1924 version, and in the 1942 Grofe version for full symphony orchestra. Some orchestras may or may not cut the banjo for some extenuating reasons I'm not prepared to delve extensively into, and to add, the banjo is usually not hearable on the recordings - save, the section from 10:53 and from 5:05, but faintly because because of the drums, brass / woodwind, and string parts. It's also worth noting banjos aren't overly loud, and during the key changes and transitions from theme to theme, there is either a ff in the vast majority of the woodwind and brass parts, or a crecscendo.
Well done Pitey! Who's the pianist? He does a great job!
No performer credits? Huh?
Nick Dawson
Wow
Gatsby song
Too slow
Based on says who?