Gershwin was on hand to "supervise" the recording; however, Shilkret was reported to be in charge and eventually asked the composer to leave the recording studio.
dʒˈɜːʃwɪn wʌz ˌɔn hˈænd tuː "sˈuːpɚvˌaɪz" ðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ; haʊˈɛvɚ, ʃˈɪlkɹɪt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd təbi ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˈæskt ðə kəmpˈoʊzɚ tə lˈiːv ðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ.