“Rhapsody in Blue” is most identified with New York, as it should be — Gershwin was a Gothamite, he debuted it in Manhattan, and the best recording of it remains Leonard Bernstein conducting ...

'Rhapsody in Blue,' Gershwin's musical melting pot, at 100 On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.

George Gershwin, composer of “Rhapsody in Blue,” during a recording session in New York in 1934. (CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images) Feb. 22, 2024 3 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

Jazz musicians and connoisseurs would disagree; any mature Ellington LP beats out any recording of “Rhapsody in Blue.” There’s just no comparison in terms of depth of feeling, let alone swing.

Naxos To Release Kevin Cole's Recording Of Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue In Celebration Of The Work's 100th Anniversary . The Naxos label will release the recordings in early 2024.

In honor of its 100th birthday, “Rhapsody in Blue” will be performed in its original form by Cole and Albany Symphony in concert on Feb. 10, one day before the exact anniversary of its debut ...

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924 ...

When Theron Brown was an undergraduate jazz studies student at the University of Akron, the thought of performing George ...

And he is dead on that “Any mature Ellington LP beats out any recording of ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ There’s just no comparison in terms of depth of feeling.” ...