Gershwin Live!

Gershwin Live!
Live album by Sarah Vaughan
Released	1982
Recorded	February 1-2, 1982, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	61:02
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steven Epstein
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Crazy and Mixed Up (1982)Crazy and Mixed Up1982 Gershwin Live! (1982) The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! (1984)The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live!1984

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Gershwin Live! is a 1982 live album by Sarah Vaughan, of music composed by George Gershwin, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The album was arranged by Marty Paich.

Vaughan's performance won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the Grammy Awards of 1983.

Track listing

1. Overture: Porgy and Bess Medley: "Summertime"/"It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)/"I Loves You, Porgy" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, D. Heyward) – 7:52
2. Medley: "But Not for Me"/"Our Love Is Here to Stay"/"Embraceable You"/"Someone To Watch Over Me" – 9:39
3. "Sweet and Low Down" – 3:36
4. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 4:04
5. "Do It Again" (Buddy DeSylva, G. Gershwin) – 5:29
6. "My Man's Gone Now" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) – 5:51
7. "The Man I Love" – 10:03
8. Medley: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"/"They Can't Take That Away from Me"/"'S Wonderful"/"Swanee"/"Strike Up the Band" – 6:56
9. Encore: "I've Got a Crush on You"/"A Foggy Day" –– 7:35

All songs composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan – vocals
• George Gaffney – piano
• Andy Simpkins – double bass
• Harold Jones – drums
• The Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Michael Tilson Thomas – conductor
• Marty Paich – arranger