MY ONE AND ONLY



Composer: George Gershwin
Lyricist: Ira Gershwin

Opened: May 1, 1983, St. James Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 767

Note: Only recordings of material not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.


High Hat (originally used in FUNNY FACE):

1. 78/Columbia 5173 (Fred Astaire and chorus with orchestra conducted by Julian Jones) [reissued on Gershwin In London, CD/Angel 7243 5 56796 2 8V]
2. Bobby Short Is K-ra-zy For Gershwin, Atlantic (S) SD2-608 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued as CD/Atlantic 608-2]
3. The Gershwin Years, Decca (M) DXZ 160 (Mixed Chorus and orchestra conducted by George Bassman)
4. George Gershwin - A Celebration: Fascinating Rhythm, CD/Avid AMSC 639 (Leslie A. "Hutch" Hutchinson with percussion accompaniment)


Just Another Rhumba (written for but not used in the film THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES):

1. Songs By Ira & George Gershwin, Nonesuch (S) H-71358 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano) [reissued on George Gershwin: Piano Music & Songs By George And Ira Gershwin, CD/Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79151-2]
2. George & Ira Gershwin, CD/BBC Music BBCW 1005-2 (Sylvia McNair and Ted Taylor, piano)
3. American Rhapsody: George Gershwin To The World, CD/Jessisaraly Music JSD-0001 (KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler)
4. Delishious: Lyrics By Ira Gershwin, CD/Oakton ORCD0002 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)
5. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook, CD/Verve 825 024-2 (Ella Fitzgerald) (drawn from the Gershwin Archives)
6. Lady, Be Good, CD/Pro-Arte Records 365 (Kevin Cole)
7. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, CD/Sony 68339 (Samuel Ramey)


What Are We Here For (originally used in TREASURE GIRL):

1. Remember These, Ava (S) AS-26 (Betty Comden with Richard Lewine, piano) [also DRG Records MRS-905; That's Entertainment Records TER 1039]
2. Ira Gershwin Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-135 (Paula Lawrence, Arthur Siegel, and KT Sullivan)
3. Trio, CD/Capri 74009-2 (Jimmy Rowles, piano, with Red Mitchell, bass, and Donald Bailey, drums)