Isn't It a Pity?
"Isn't It a Pity?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the unsuccessful 1933 musical Pardon My English. It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston.[1]
Notable recordings
- Victor Arden - Phil Ohman & Their Orchestra (vocal by Scrappy Lambert) - recorded on December 8, 1932, for Victor Records (catalog No. 24206).[2]
- Eddy Duchin & His Central Park Casino Orchestra - recorded on January 18, 1933, for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 6476).[3]
- Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (EmArcy, 1958)[4]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)[5]
- Mitzi Gaynor - Mitzi Gaynor Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (Verve, 1959).
- Beverly Kenney - Born to be Blue (1959).
- Mabel Mercer - Once in a Blue Moon (1959)
- Johnny Mathis - The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway (1960)[6]
- Mel Tormé - That's All (1965),[7] and Mel Tormé and Friends (1981).
- Carol Sloane - But Not For Me (1986)
- Michael Feinstein w/ Rosemary Clooney - Pure Gershwin (Parnassus, 1985; Asylum, 1987)[8]
- Mel Tormé and Cleo Laine - Nothing Without You (1992)[9]
- Shirley Horn - Here's to Life (1992)[10]
- Barbra Streisand - A Love Like Ours (1999)[11]
- Stacey Kent - Dreamsville (2001)[12]
- Russell Watson and Victoria Hart - The Lost Gershwin (2008).
References
- ↑ Green, Stanley (April 30, 2009). Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Da Capo Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780786746842. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Victor 24000 - 24500 Numerical Listing". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Brunswick 6000 Series Numerical Listing". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Sings George Gershwin - Sarah Vaughan". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book - Ella Fitzgerald". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Dreamsville at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
