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Rhapsody in Blue

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  1. A concerto for piano and orchestra from the early 1920s by George Gershwin; one of the first pieces of “serious” music to contain elements of jazz.


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The record's highlights are mostly on side two where three extended songs combine in what can best be compared to a rock 'n' roll version of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

Forster’s A Passage to India, and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue will soon belong to all of us.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2019

From Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue performed on 85 grand pianos to a polyglot team of athletes bedecked with medals.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2017

Even Gershwin, whose "Rhapsody in Blue" is a perennial in the concert hall, had to deal with the studio staff orchestrators of his era.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2016

When the Cats played "Rhapsody in Blue," you could close your eyes and imagine Paul Whiteman's complete ensemble performing on the stage-they were that good.

From Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book by Rohlfing, Sam