Summertime – Sir Roland Hanna / Bob Brookmeyer

by Fred | Jun 23, 2017 | Audio, Orchestral, Quartet/Quintet

To celebrate the arrival of summer, here are not one but two unique treatments of the Gershwin classic. Summertime was originally an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. Through the years, the song has became a truly solid jazz standard.

Summertime

by Sir Roland Hanna | Quartet Plays Gershwin

Summertime

by Bob Brookmeyer | Out Of This World

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Summertime – Sir Roland Hanna / Bob Brookmeyer

Summertime