I Got Rhythm - Gershwin (Piano Solo)

George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm (piano solo)
Pianist: David Belkin
"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's bebop standard "Anthropology".
The song came from the musical "Girl Crazy" and has been sung by many jazz singers since.
The piece was originally penned in the key of D♭ major. The song melody uses four notes of the five-note pentatonic scale, first rising, then falling. A rhythmic interest in the song is that the tune keeps behind the main pulse, with the three "I got..." phrases syncopated, appearing one beat behind in the first bar, while the fourth phase "Who could..." rushes in to the song. Its chord progression (although often reduced to a standard 32-bar structure, for the sake of improvised solos), is known as the "rhythm changes", and is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes. The song was used as the theme in Gershwin's last concert piece for piano and orchestra, the Variations on "I Got Rhythm", written in 1934. The song has become symbolic of the Gershwin's, of swing, and of the 1920s.
The song itself, on the most basic level, became the perfect vehicle for jazz improvisers. Swing and bebop musicians thrived on its formula: a memorable 32-bar AABA structure and irresistible chord progression. This structure served as a model for many other successful jazz tunes, some say hundreds, like Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail," Sonny Rollins' "Oleo" and Nat King Cole's "Straighten Up and Fly Right."
George Gershwin's later symphonic work, "Variations on I Got Rhythm," was dedicated to the song's original lyricist, his brother Ira Gershwin. But even his brother couldn't have imagined the endless variations on this winning composition. Who could ask for anything more?

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YOU COULD PLAY A YOUNG GERSHWIN IN A MOVIE

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This deserves way more than 347 views

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Браво Давид! Слушала с наслаждением!

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Thank you very much, Marina! We're so glad that you enjoyed this iconic piano piece!

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Super Wow ! Dynamite version of one of my all time fave Gershwin tunes ! Kudos, young man ! 🤓👍

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Thank you very much for your great comments!

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@@believeinmusicstudio574 You're of course quite welcome !

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Bravo David! Enjoyable as always!

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Thank you very much, Julia! it is really fun piece to play and listen!

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Very good. After a Bach P&F in Bb that was very promising.
What's become of you these last couple of years?

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Thank you very much for following David Belkin. His latest video is Libertango by Piazzolla. You can find more David Belkin's videos on UA-cam by perching his name.
He continues to play piano , studying in Medical school

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