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)