Performed by Marc-André Hamelin, live in concert. The Gershwin Songbook with 150 of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever (4th Edition) Buy both for 59.98 Cocktail Piano 19.99 The Most Requested Pop/Folk Songs 22. Recorded with the hottest musicians in San Francisco, Savoy is a loving throwback to the sounds of the swing jazz big band era, titled as a tribute to Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom where the music composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong was performed by a who’s who of iconic artists, and now brought back to life by the one and only Taj Mahal. George Gershwins Songbook, including 18 Songs, transcribed for piano by the composer himself. Savoy is the realization of a musical collaboration they had been planning for decades, finally locking in the studio time to make it happen in August 2022. Stream songs including George Gershwins Song-Book: VIII. ![]() With Savoy, Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring classics from the American songbook with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon, whose resume includes producing classic albums by The Band, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Simon & Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot, Mama Cass Elliot, David Sanborn, and Michael Franks. Listen to Gershwin: Songbook, Rhapsody in Blue by Michael Endres on Apple Music. He has won 3 Grammys from 15 nominations, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. The Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle Gershwin Songbook project has been released in various ways and formats. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues and jazz. Yaala’s performances give tribute to the great jazz singers of the 1940s and 50s such as Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae, with songs by Gershwin, Irving Berlin. ![]() Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. from the author on the music and the lives of George and Ira Gershwin.
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