Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol. 1)
| Recorded | Jan 5 & Jul 17, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Discogs | master 478814 |
The record
Granz's songbook project hits its stride with this first Gershwin volume, favoring plainspoken clarity over ornament and letting the tunes do the talking.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6077 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · deep groove; gatefold |
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| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |