Title: Please Ignore that 3* Rating!
Product review: I own the 3-CD box set of the Jack Gibbons 'recreations' of Gershwin's music which are uniformly superb (and which can be obtained for $9 from Berkshire Record Outlet!). Gibbons has done extensive research on the 'way' Gershwin played his own music (old recordings, radio broadcasts, films, etc.), and these performances are likely the closest one will ever get as to how George played these compositions; he improvise, he altered the tempos, and probably put in a lot of surprises and humor. Please don't accept a mediocre 'uninformed' review about the tempos & rhythms here - George was a prankster himself and Gibbons is recreating this aspect of his personality probably better than anyone else could - explore this CD (and check out the reviews on Vol. 1 which better reflect 'what' to expect w/ the entire series) - enjoy!
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