The blues section of An American in Paris has been recorded separately by a number of artists; Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra released it as a single in 1951 which reached No. 15 on the Billboard chart.
ðə blˈuːz sˈɛkʃən əvən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɪn pˈæɹɪs hˈæzbiːn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd sˈɛpɹətli baɪ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹɾɪsts; ɹˈælf flˈænæɡən ænd hɪz ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪɾ æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːtʃt nˈoʊ. fˈɪftiːn ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd tʃˈɑːɹt.