Essay about The Ultimate Collection by George Gershwin

The Ultimate Collection by George Gershwin George Gershwins The ultimate collection, is a compilation of Gershwins greatest hits. The compilation is made out of two CDs; the first cd is Gershwins pieces sung by different jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and more#8230; The second cd, is Gerswhins famous pieces taken from musical shows such as Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody in Blue, Cuban overture, Funny face and more. First Cd: The cd starts with the song Strike up the Band performed by Oscar Peterson. The piece consists of a piano, cello. This song in my opinion sets the mood of the cd. It represents pure jazz music without the vocals.†¦show more content†¦Very mellow song, very enjoyable. S wonderful performed by Joe William Count Basie, one of my favorite songs composed by Gerswhin. Use of typical instruments for jazz songs (drums, pianos, trumpets#8230;). This song has a very party mood; it is a very upbeat song. The next couple of songs, are basic love songs/blues songs. For you, for me, forever more performed by Morgan King, in my opinion this song repeats itself from the other love songs, still great performance by Morgan King. Who Cares the title for the song speaks for itself, im getting slowly disappointed of the first cd, the songs basically repeat themselves, same themes (mostly about love), same kind of instruments used in each song. They All laughed performed by Bing Crosby and Buddy Bergman, great song, very enjoyable and upbeat tune. This song is short but very good. Orchestral work done very well. This Cd ends with Embreaceble you performed by Ella Fitzgerald, i feel very neutral towards this song, it basically concludes the first cd in a good way. In conclusion for the first cd, i really enjoyed the first parts, the upbeat tunes, and the jazzy songs, i was just disappointed in the second half; for the reason that it was veryShow MoreRelatedJazz Albums as Art Essay4662 Words   |  19 Pageswere called, first appeared with pictures pasted onto their covers. The first jazz album, Chicago Jazz (1939), consisted of six 78s bound in an album whose yellow cover bore simple blue designs and drawings of the musicians at the edges; producer George Avakian (who at the time was an undergraduate at Yale), wrote the enclosed booklet. The new pictorial albums came about because of several factors.(3) As the U.S. recovered from the Great Depression, records began to sell again and companiesRead MoreAnalysis of the Music Industry30024 Words   |  121 Pagesindustry, neither is an ageing population. However, the prosperous and numerous `Baby Boomers , born after World War II, have fuelled demand since the 1980s for buying older music on compact discs (CDs), often replacing their older vinyl and tape collections. Gross Domestic Product Generally, the UK economy prospered over the review period (2001 to 2005), despite predictions that the economic cycle should by now be moving towards recession. As Table 1.2 shows, the index of growth for gross domestic