The Essential Gershwin - [CD]

Tracklist CD - 1
1. George Gershwin - Preludes (3) for piano~Prelude No. 2 2:39
2. Ethel Waters - I Got Rhythm, song (from Girl Crazy, 1930) 3:03
3. Buck and Bubbles - Oh, Lady Be Good, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) 3:28
4. Billie Holiday - Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera) 2:53
5. Maxine Sullivan - Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film) 2:49
6. Fred Astaire - They Can't Take That Away from Me, song (from Shall We Dance?, film) 3:06
7. Al Jolson - Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers) 1:33
8. Benny Goodman - Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away), song (from Show Girl, musical) 3:00
9. Frank Sinatra - Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) 3:19
10. Buddy Clark - 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical) 2:36
11. Jane Russell - Do It Again!, song (interpolated into The French Doll) 3:15
12. Dorothy Kirsten - Soon, song (from Strike Up the Band, musical) 2:56
13. Morton Gould - Work(s) (Medleys)~Fascinating Rhythm / Someone To Watch Over Me
14. Billie Holiday - Fascinatin' Rhythm, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) 4:03
15. Fred Astaire - Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) 4:03
16. Gene Kelly - Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st version; orig. composed for Lady, Be Good!) 3:04
17. Felicia Sanders - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, song (from Shall We Dance?, film) 3:13
18. Harry James - Love Is Here to Stay, song (from The Goldwyn Follies, film) 4:06
19. Doris Day - How Long Has This Been Going On?, song (from Rosalie, musical) 3:04
20. Rosemary Clooney - Work(s)~Blues 4:10
21. Georges Guétary - But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical) 2:36
22. Oscar Levant - Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film) 2:51
23. I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922) 2:34
24. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra~3. Allegro agitato 6:25

Tracklist CD - 2
25. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Of Thee I Sing, song (from Of Thee I Sing, musical) 4:38
26. Tony Bennett - They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film) 2:44
27. The Hi-Lo's - Of Thee I Sing, song (from Of Thee I Sing, musical) 2:40
28. Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - Promenade, for piano or orchestra (arrangement of "Walking the Dog" from Shall we Dance, film) 2:54
29. Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got a Crush on You, song (from Treasure Girl and Strike up the Band, musicals) 2:17
30. Alberta Hunter - Somebody Loves Me, song (from George White's Scandals of 1924, revue) 2:54
31. Maureen McGovern - Work(s) (Medleys)~Love Walked In / Embraceable You
32. Dick Hyman - Love Walked In, song (from the The Goldwyn Follies, film) 2:05
33. Mel Tormé - Embraceable You, song (from Girl Crazy, musical) 2:04
34. André Kostelanetz - Mine, song (from Let 'em Eat Cake, musical) 2:57
35. Aretha Franklin - Isn't It a Pity?, song (from Pardon My English, musical) 3:09
36. Franklin, Aretha / Franklin, Aretha - Work(s)~Introduction and Jazzbo Brown
37. Miles Davis - Work(s)~Introduction 1:31
38. Sarah Vaughan - Work(s)~Jazzbo Brown 1:31
39. Cab Calloway - Porgy and Bess, opera~It Ain't Necessarily So 3:07
40. Tony Bennett - Porgy and Bess, opera~Bess, You Is My Woman Now 5:12
41. George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess, opera~I Loves You, Porgy 3:40
42. André Kostelanetz - Porgy and Bess, opera~My Man's Gone Now 5:42
43. Michael Feinstein - Porgy and Bess, opera~There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York 2:17
44. Feinstein, Michael / Feinstein, Michael - Who Cares?, song (from Of Thee I Sing, musical) 3:17
45. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & jazz band 13:43
46. Strike Up the Band, song (from Strike Up The Band; both versions) 2:41
47. Show Girl, musical~Home Blues 3:51