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The title of this Decca Gold release is honest: Gershwin's music is not delivered straight here, but is merely the stimulus for further creative activity. As such, the album will inspire reactions that depend heavily on the temperament of the individual listener, who may argue that the already high jazz content in Gershwin's music permits such treatment, or on the other hand, that what is done here ignores a jazz/classical balance that is at the heart of Gershwin's aesthetic. In most cases, pieces by Gershwin are presented with what American jazz pianist Shelly Berg, a professor at the University of Miami, calls "trio jazz variations," which are interpolated into the music and take Gershwin's tunes as a starting point. Alternatively, the jazzy Preludes for piano are orchestrated by the conductor, the octogenarian Uruguayan José Serebrier (and some will rightly want the album merely for his remarkable presence). Thus, Gershwin is pushed in both jazz and classical directions. It's true that there are just a few accepted ways of performing Gershwin, and that he was ripe for reinterpretation; it's also true that the question of jazz-classical fusion is a thorny one that is best approached by firing from several different directions. But sample around the Rhapsody in Blue to see how you feel about this approach, which may disturb rather than enhance the music's flow. The orchestra involved is the Royal Philharmonic, and most of the orchestrations are by Berg himself. Of interest especially to listeners of an experimental cast of mind, who usually don't get much thrown their way in connection with Gershwin.
© TiVo
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George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Serebrier, Conductor, MainArtist - Shelly Berg, String Arranger, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Berg Trio, Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Kahn, Author - José Serebrier, Conductor, MainArtist - Shelly Berg, String Arranger, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Berg Trio, Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brett Cox, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
George Gershwin, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dorothy Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Dubose Heyward, ComposerLyricist - PATRICK WILLIAMS, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Serebrier, Conductor, MainArtist - Arturo Sandoval, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Berg Trio, Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monica Mancini, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark O'Connor, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Serebrier, Conductor, MainArtist - Shelly Berg, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Ponce, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shelly Berg Trio, Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Genewick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Serebrier, Conductor, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Berg, String Arranger, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brett Cox, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Hatch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Serebrier, Conductor, MainArtist - Shelly Berg, String Arranger, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Berg Trio, Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
Album review
The title of this Decca Gold release is honest: Gershwin's music is not delivered straight here, but is merely the stimulus for further creative activity. As such, the album will inspire reactions that depend heavily on the temperament of the individual listener, who may argue that the already high jazz content in Gershwin's music permits such treatment, or on the other hand, that what is done here ignores a jazz/classical balance that is at the heart of Gershwin's aesthetic. In most cases, pieces by Gershwin are presented with what American jazz pianist Shelly Berg, a professor at the University of Miami, calls "trio jazz variations," which are interpolated into the music and take Gershwin's tunes as a starting point. Alternatively, the jazzy Preludes for piano are orchestrated by the conductor, the octogenarian Uruguayan José Serebrier (and some will rightly want the album merely for his remarkable presence). Thus, Gershwin is pushed in both jazz and classical directions. It's true that there are just a few accepted ways of performing Gershwin, and that he was ripe for reinterpretation; it's also true that the question of jazz-classical fusion is a thorny one that is best approached by firing from several different directions. But sample around the Rhapsody in Blue to see how you feel about this approach, which may disturb rather than enhance the music's flow. The orchestra involved is the Royal Philharmonic, and most of the orchestrations are by Berg himself. Of interest especially to listeners of an experimental cast of mind, who usually don't get much thrown their way in connection with Gershwin.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:04
- Main artists: Shelly Berg José Serebrier Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC - Decca Gold
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2018 Shelton Berg
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