By George (album)

By George
By George
Studio album by George Cables
Released	1987
Recorded	February 27, 1987
Studio	Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:15
Label	Contemporary; C 14030
Producer	Richard Bock
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Released1987

RecordedFebruary 27, 1987

StudioBerkeley, California

GenreJazz

By George (subtitled George Cables Plays the Music of George Gershwin) is an album of George Gershwin tunes by pianist George Cables recorded in 1987 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]^[2] The album was Cable's third for the label and released in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Gershwin's death.^[3]

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[5]

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Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, for Me, for Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Why Not (1975) Circle (1979) Cables' Vision (1979) Goin' Home (with Art Pepper, 1982) Tête-à-Tête (with Art Pepper, 1982) Phantom of the City (1985) Double Image (with Frank Morgan, 1986) By George (1987) Cables Fables (1991) I Mean You (1993) Quiet Fire (1994) Person to Person (1995) Skylark (1995) Dark Side, Light Side (1996) Bluesology (1997) One for My Baby (2000) Senorita de Aranjuez (2001) Shared Secrets (2001) Looking for the Light (2003) A Letter to Dexter (2004) You Don't Know Me (2007) My Muse (2012) Icons & Influences (2013) In Good Company (2015) The George Cables Songbook (2016)
Live albums	Morning Song (1980) George Cables at Maybeck (1994)
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