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Rhapsody in Gershwin

Ted Rosenthal Trio

Composer
Gershwin
Released
2014
Label
Playscape Recordings
Forces
Piano, Trio
Catalogue
PSR #071613

Rosenthal makes Rhapsody in Blue a nearly twenty-minute opening statement, with the trio pushing well beyond a concert-hall transcription. A review in The New York City Jazz Record singled out the performance’s complex rhythms, quick runs, reharmonisation and melodic fluency.

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The originalsGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Jazzed upRhapsody In Blue
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  1. Rhapsody In BlueGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue