Gershwin: Blues from 'An American in Paris'

George Gershwin: Blues from 'An American in Paris', arranged by Michele Mangani
Recorded live in New Haven Lawn Club on November 3, 2021
Video produced by Aquarius Music Group.
Artists:
Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet; Min Young Kang, piano
Program notes:
The composer-pianist Mario Braggiotti recalled visiting a dressing-gown-clad George Gershwin at Paris’ Hotel Majestic: “Beside his Steinway was a group of bridge tables covered with all sizes and makes of French taxi horns… ‘I’m looking for the right horn pitch for the street scene of a ballet I’m writing. Calling it An American in Paris. Lots of fun.’” Gershwin’s jazzy, self-proclaimed “rhapsodic ballet” that resulted also makes use of celesta and saxophones in addition to the traditional symphony orchestra and his complement of four taxi horns, and loosely depicts the atmosphere of Parisian streets. Gershwin described the charming “blues” section as a brief bout of alcohol-induced homesickness for the American visitor.
by Graeme Steele Johnson
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[@albertdiner]

Surprised this melody never became a song with lyrics

[@mikhailrozhin]

Absolutely excellent performance
Well done