QUARTET SINGLES: Gershwin and Friends! CHOOSE A TITLE!

GERSHWIN & FRIENDS!
Set of 11 Parts + Score for Quartet
CHOOSE A TITLE!

Always
An American in Paris
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Blue Skies 
Charleston
Fascinating Rhythm 
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
It Had to Be You 
I've Got a Crush on You
Mack The Knife
The Man I Love 
Puttin' On The Ritz 
Rhapsody in Blue 
Singin' In the Rain
Someone to Watch Over Me 
S'Wonderful 
Tea for Two 
Yes! We Have No Bananas

Each Title Includes: Set of 11 Parts + Score
Part 1 Flute or Oboe or Violin
Part 1 Clarinet in Bb
Part 2 Flute or Oboe or Violin
Part 2 Clarinet in Bb
Part 3 Viola
Part 3 Violin 
Part 3 Clarinet in Bb
Part 3 English Horn or French Horn in F
Part 4 Cello or Bassoon
Part 4 Bass Clarinet in Bb
Keyboard or Guitar
Score (Parts 1-4 in C)

Perfect for String Quartet, Wind Quartet, Piano Quartet & More! The Keyboard part encompasses parts 2, 3 and 4, so these arrangements could be played as a piano quartet, or an entire quartet can play with a pianist - as long as Part 1 is being played.

ALWAYS is the quintessential love song, written for (and gifted to!) Irving Berlin's fiancée, Ellin McKay.  One of Berlin's greatest hits, it has been recorded countless times by icons including Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, and Leonard Cohen.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Our 3-minute-plus suite of Gershwin's iconic jazz-influenced symphonic poem hits all of the main melodies, and gives the players plenty of musical license. An exemplary example of American ingenuity, Gershwin's purpose for An American in Paris was to 'portray the impressions of an American visitor in Paris as he strolls about the city, listens to the various street noises, and absorbs the French atmosphere.' Needless to say, he was somewhat successful.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson) If The Best Things in Life Are Free hadn't been a beloved favorite already, its appearance in 2022's The White Lotus had audiences worldwide singing the tune. Recorded by Bing Crosby, Sam Cooke, Mel Tormé and Michael Feinstein among others, it is not only instantly recognizable but refreshingly pertinent in its message.


BLUE SKIES (Irving Berlin) On opening night of the 1926 musical Betsy, audiences demanded 24 encores of Blue Skies from star Belle Baker. During the final rendition, Ms. Baker forgot her lyrics, so composer Irving Berlin sang them out from his front row seat. Famously performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Willie Nelson and Danny Kaye, Blue Skies is one of the most recognizable songs in the world.

CHARLESTON (Mack & Johnson) Revel in the Roaring 20's with our rollicking rendition of the Charleston! The dance craze called The Charleston swept the world in 1923 with its captivating dance steps and syncopated rhythms. 

FASCINATING RHYTHM This Gershwin favorite was first introduced in Lady Be Good, starring Fred and Adele Astaire. It has been recorded and performed by greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Tommy Dorsey, Michael Feinstein and more!

I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, BABY One of the most-recorded songs in history, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby has been recorded by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald... and in 2014, Lady Gaga along with Tony Bennett!

IT HAD TO BE YOU is the iconic romantic song, and also the title song to the film When Harry Met Sally. It has been recorded by Barbara Streisand, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and more!

I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU An immediately recognizable jazz standard, George & Ira Gershwins' I've Got a Crush on You has been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more!

MACK THE KNIFE Part of The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, Mack The Knife became a massive hit when sung by Bobby Darin in 1959. Also recorded by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Robbie Williams and Louis Armstrong, it is instantly recognizable from countless movies and television shows.

THE MAN I LOVE is another Gershwin standout, from the musical Strike Up the Band. It is one of the most famous Broadway standards, recently included in the 2015 Broadway musical, An American in Paris.

PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ (Irving Berlin) A hit for Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and the inimitable Taco in the 1980s, Irving Berlin's Puttin' On The Ritz is the quintessential Classic American song. The title refers to London's Ritz hotel; the lyrics describe the luxurious lifestyle of the wealthy during the Roaring Twenties. Featured in numerous films, TV shows and musicals, this song is a perennial favorite!

Our RHAPSODY IN BLUE is a stunning arrangement-suite of George Gershwin’s signature work for solo piano and jazz band. It premiered in 1924 at An Experiment in Modern Music at Aeolian Hall in New York City, with Paul Whiteman and his band backing up Gershwin himself on the piano.

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was an acclaimed hit song decades before the eponymous movie hit theaters. Aside from Gene Kelly's iconic version (not to mention his dancing), it has been sung by Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney, and the K-Pop group Girls' Generation.

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Sung originally by Gertrude Lawrence in the hit Broadway musical Oh, Kay!, this Gershwin standard has also been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson, Elton John, Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughn, and Amy Winehouse. 

S'WONDERFUL A quintessential American Songbook hit by George and Ira Gershwin, S'Wonderful has been recorded innumerable times, as well as featured in movies such as An American in Paris, Funny Face and Eat, Pray, Love. Initially performed onstage by Adele Astaire, it has been recorded by Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, Sarah Vaughan, Brian Wilson, Shirley Bassey, Harry Connick Jr., Engelbert Humperdinck and more!

TEA FOR TWO from No, No, Nanette - This uplifting song from 1924 was Vincent Youmans' biggest hit and has been recorded by Tommy Dorsey, Doris Day, Art Tatum, Bing Crosby and many more!

YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS (Silver and Cohn) This fabulous hit song from 1923 has been re-recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Kidsongs, and many more.