Then, a little later, Shilkret discovered there was no one to play the brief celesta solo during the slow section, so he hastily asked Gershwin if he might play the solo; Gershwin said he could and so he briefly participated in the actual recording.
ðˈɛn, ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈeɪɾɚ, ʃˈɪlkɹɪt dɪskˈʌvɚd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊwˈʌn tə plˈeɪ ðə bɹˈiːf səlˈɛstə sˈoʊloʊ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə slˈoʊ sˈɛkʃən, sˌoʊ hiː hˈeɪstili ˈæskt dʒˈɜːʃwɪn ɪf hiː mˌaɪt plˈeɪ ðə sˈoʊloʊ; dʒˈɜːʃwɪn sˈɛd hiː kʊd ænd sˌoʊ hiː bɹˈiːfli pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ.