Fascinating Rhythm
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| "Fascinating Rhythm" | |
| Music by | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Lyrics by | Ira Gershwin |
| Published | 1924 |
| Language | English |
| Original artist | Cliff Edwards Fred Astaire Adele Astaire |
| Recorded by | Many artists; see #Recorded versions |
"Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good.[1] The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin on the piano (English Columbia 3968 or 8969).[1]
A large number of recorded versions exist. One of the rarest recordings[citation needed] is one by Joe Bari (a pseudonym of Anthony Dominick Benedetto, later better known as Tony Bennett) for Leslie Records in 1949 and issued as catalog number 919 with "Vieni Qui" as the flip side.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Maxene Andrews
- Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire with George Gershwin on piano - rec. April 19, 1926 - released on Columbia 3969 (WA 3184-1)
- Fred Astaire - rec. December 1952
- Tony Bennett (1949, as Joe Bari)
- Louis Bellson - rec. February 1954 - released on the LP "The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson"
- Georgia Brown,
- The Carpenters
- Petula Clark
- Rosemary Clooney
- Xavier Cugat
- Jamie Cullum
- Vic Damone
- Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra - rec. January 12, 1943 - from the movie "Girl Crazy" (1943)
- Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards - rec. December 18, 1924 - released as Perfect 115690, matrix 105713-2
- Les Elgart
- Percy Faith
- Michael Feinstein
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)
- Wayne Fontana
- The Four Tops
- Judy Garland
- George Gershwin
- Jack Gibbons
- Benny Goodman
- Stephane Grappelli
- Dave Grusin
- Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Ted Heath
- The Hi-Lo's
- Earl Hines
- Dick Hyman
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - recorded on the LP "Passarim" in 1987
- Salena Jones
- Stan Kenton
- Lee Konitz
- André Kostelanetz
- Cleo Laine
- Enoch Light
- Herbie Mann
- Billy May
- Susannah McCorkle
- Maureen McGovern
- Jane Monheit and Mark O'Connor
- Mark Murphy
- Red Norvo
- Virginia O'Brien
- Art Pepper
- Oscar Peterson
- John Pizzarelli
- André Previn
- Buddy Rich
- George Shearing
- Stuff Smith
- The Spinners
- Tommy Steele
- Claude Thornhill
- Mel Tormé
- Leslie Uggams
- Caterina Valente
- Sarah Vaughan - rec. August 15, 1964
- Paul Whiteman
- Come Shine
- Morgana King - rec. 1964 - released on the LP "A Taste of Honey"
- Deep Purple - Burn 1974
[edit] References
- ^ a b Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 57,235. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.
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