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Album · 2004

If Bix Played Gershwin

by Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher

Released
2004
Label
Arbors Records
Catalogue no.
ARCD 19283
Tracklist
18 tracks
Length
59:54
Country
US

“If Bix Played Gershwin” is an album by Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher, released in 2004 on Arbors Records. The original release has 18 tracks with a running time of 59:54. Jazz standards on the record include “But Not For Me”, “Embraceable You”, “Fascinating Rhythm” and “I Got Rhythm”. The line-up features Bob Leary (banjo, guitar), Dan Levinson (clarinet, saxophone), David Sager (trombone), Dick Hyman (arranger, piano) and Ed Metz, Jr. (membranophone, drums (drum set)).

Who played on If Bix Played Gershwin

  • Bob Leary banjo, guitar, vocals all tracks
  • Dan Levinson clarinet, saxophone all tracks
  • David Sager trombone all tracks
  • Dick Hyman arranger, piano all tracks
  • Ed Metz, Jr. membranophone, drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Tom Pletcher cornet all tracks
  • Vince Giordano saxophone all tracks

Tracklist

  1. 1 I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ — George Gershwin 2:56
  2. 2 Oh, Lady Be Good! standard — George Gershwin 3:52
  3. 3 Sweet and Low-Down — George Gershwin 3:37
  4. 4 I Got Rhythm standard — George Gershwin 3:28
  5. 5 But Not for Me standard — George Gershwin 2:59
  6. 6 Kongo Kate 2:56
  7. 7 I’ve Got a Crush on You standard — George Gershwin 3:27
  8. 8 Rialto Ripples — George Gershwin 3:00
  9. 9 The Half of It, Dearie, Blues — George Gershwin 3:16
  10. 10 ’S Wonderful standard — George Gershwin 3:20
  11. 11 Yankee Doodle Rhythm 2:49
  12. 12 I Was So Young — George Gershwin 2:54
  13. 13 Fascinating Rhythm standard — George Gershwin 3:01
  14. 14 In a Mist 4:12
  15. 15 Sunny Disposish — Phil Charig 2:44
  16. 16 Embraceable You (version 1) standard — George Gershwin 4:28
  17. 17 Embraceable You (version 2) — George Gershwin 4:24
  18. 18 Somebody Loves Me standard — George Gershwin 2:30

More albums by Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher

In Recital There Will Never Be Another You I'll Never Be the Same Kurt Weill - A Piano Portrait by Dick Hyman 1953 · Classic Editions Moon Gas 1963 · MGM Records Keyboard Kaleidoscope 1964 · Command Records The Man From O.R.G.A.N. 1965 · Command Records Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman 1969 · Command Records The Age of Electronicus 1969 · Command Records Fantomfingers 1971 · Project 3 Records Dick Hyman Plays Keyboard Classics Of The Nostalgia Years 1975 · Cadence Records Satchmo Remembered the Music of Louis Armstrong at Carnegie Hall 1975 · Atlantic

Frequently asked questions

Who played on If Bix Played Gershwin?

The line-up of If Bix Played Gershwin includes Bob Leary (banjo, guitar), Dan Levinson (clarinet, saxophone), David Sager (trombone), Dick Hyman (arranger, piano), Ed Metz, Jr. (membranophone, drums (drum set)), Tom Pletcher (cornet) and Vince Giordano (saxophone).

Which label released If Bix Played Gershwin?

If Bix Played Gershwin was released in 2004 on Arbors Records (ARCD 19283).

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