
Dick Hyman and Tom Pletcher: If Bix Played Gershwin
Dick Hyman: pianoTom Pletcher: cornetDan Levinson: clarinet and C-Melody saxophoneDavid Sager: tromboneVince Giordano: bass saxophoneBob Leary: guitar and banjoEd Metz Jr: drums "Bix Beiderbecke and George Gershwin were musical geniuses. Both admired and greatly benefitted from hearing the works of the early 20th century European impressionist composers...Whole tones, the keystone of impressionism, gave jazz a very important ingredient which innovators like Bix and George used to great advantage." Selections: Somebody Loves Me, Oh, Lady Be Good I Got Rhythm, But Not For Me Kongo Kate, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' I've Got a Crush On You, Rialto Ripples, The Half Of It Dearie Blues, S'Wonderful, Yankee Doodle Rhythm, Embraceable You, Sunny Diposish, In A Mist