The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue: Paul Whiteman's Historic Aeolian Hall Concert of 1924

~ Release by Maurice Peress (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Livery Stable Blues conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Livery Stable Blues composer: Ray Lopez (New Orleans jazz trumpeter) and Alcide Nunez (American jazz clarinetist)	Nick LaRocca		2:04
2	Mama Loves Papa conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Mama Loves Papa lyricist: Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) composer: Abel Baer	Abel Baer		3:27
3	Yes, We Have No Bananas / So This Is Venice conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: So This Is Venice lyricist: Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie composer: Ambroise Thomas (opera composer) arranger: Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) publisher: Clarke & Leslie Songs Inc. (on 1923-09-07) recording of: Yes! We Have No Bananas writer: Irving Cohn and Frank Silver (American songwriter and jazz drummer) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salabert	Frank Silver / Theodore Thomas		4:51
4	Whispering conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Whispering lyricist: Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920) composer: Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920) publisher: EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)	John Schoenberger		3:14
5	Limehouse Blues conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Limehouse Blues lyricist: Douglas Furber composer: Philip Braham publisher: Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Philip Braham		2:49
6	Linger Awhile conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Linger Awhile lyricist: Harry Owens composer: Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Paul Whiteman	Benson Rose		2:48
7	Raggedy Ann conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Raggedy Ann lyricist: Anne Caldwell composer: Jerome Kern part of: Stepping Stones	Jerome Kern		3:02
8	Kitten on the Keys piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Kitten on the Keys composer: Zez Confrey (in 1921)	Zez Confrey		2:33
9	Three Little Oddities: Romanza piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Three Little Oddities: II. Romanza composer: Zez Confrey (in 1923) part of: Three Little Oddities	Zez Confrey		1:05
10	Three Little Oddities: Impromptu piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Three Little Oddities: I. Impromptu composer: Zez Confrey (in 1923) part of: Three Little Oddities	Zez Confrey		2:02
11	Three Little Oddities: Novelette piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Three Little Oddities: III. Novelette composer: Zez Confrey (in 1923) part of: Three Little Oddities	Zez Confrey		1:43
12	Nickel in the Slot piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Nickel in the Slot composer: Zez Confrey (in 1923)	Zez Confrey		2:06
13	Orange Blossoms in California piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress	Irving Berlin		1:22
14	A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919") writer: Irving Berlin	Irving Berlin		1:29
15	Alexander's Ragtime Band piano: Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Alexander’s Ragtime Band lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin (in 1911) publisher: Williamson Music, Inc.	Irving Berlin		1:42
16	Pomp and Circumstance conductor: Maurice Peress	Sir Edward Elgar		5:20

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Russian Rose conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Russian Rose composer: Peter de Rose and Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)	Ferde Grofé & Peter DeRose		3:41
2	Pale Moon conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Pale Moon (Indian Love Song) lyricist: Jesse G. M. Glick (songwriter) composer: Frederic Knight Logan	Frederick Knight Logan		3:54
3	To a Wild Rose conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51, no. 1: To a Wild Rose composer: Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896) part of: 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51	Edward MacDowell		2:07
4	Chansonette conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Chansonette composer: Rudolf Friml	Rudolf Friml		2:58
5	A Suite of Serenades: Spanish conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: A Suite of Serenades: III. Spanish composer: Victor Herbert (composer) part of: A Suite of Serenades	Victor Herbert		1:48
6	A Suite of Serenades: Chinese conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: A Suite of Serenades: IV. Chinese composer: Victor Herbert (composer) part of: A Suite of Serenades	Victor Herbert		2:32
7	A Suite of Serenades: Cuban conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: A Suite of Serenades: I. Cuban composer: Victor Herbert (composer) part of: A Suite of Serenades	Victor Herbert		2:31
8	A Suite of Serenades: Oriental conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: A Suite of Serenades: II. Oriental composer: Victor Herbert (composer) part of: A Suite of Serenades	Victor Herbert		1:44
9	Rhapsody in Blue piano: Ivan Davis (pianist) conductor: Maurice Peress recording of: Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) orchestrator: Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924) publisher: Harms, Inc. (in 1924) premiered at: Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12) version of: Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)	George Gershwin		16:22

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ASIN:	US: B000000FPW [info]

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Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:19:12

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Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Musical Heritage Society
MHS 11238A

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Switzerland
1987

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