By George (album)

By George
By George
Studio album by George Cables
Released	1987
Recorded	February 27, 1987
Studio	Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:15
Label	Contemporary; C 14030
Producer	Richard Bock
George Cables chronology

By George (subtitled George Cables Plays the Music of George Gershwin) is an album of George Gershwin tunes by pianist George Cables recorded in 1987 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]^[2] The album was Cable's third for the label and released in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Gershwin's death.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic said "The fact that he was able to come up with fresh statements on these warhorses (and still stay melodic) says a great deal about Cables's inventiveness."^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album was "richly sophisticated, and the solo performances of 'Embraceable You' and 'Someone to Watch over Me' are excellent examples of his innate rhythmic sense."

Track listing

All compositions by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin except as indicated

"Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 7:26
"My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:31
"I Got Rhythm" – 4:36
"Embraceable You" – 6:51
"Someone to Watch over Me" – 7:06
"A Foggy Day" – 5:53
"Summertime" (Gershwin, Heyward) – 4:55 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

George Cables – piano
John Heard – bass (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7)
Ralph Penland – drums (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7)

References

^ Contemporary Records discography accessed June 10, 2015
^ Carnovale, N. George Gershwin: A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Publishing, 2000
^ Concord Music Group: George Cables, accessed March 29, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. By George – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Contemporary_Records_discography-1] Contemporary Records discography accessed June 10, 2015

[2] Carnovale, N. George Gershwin: A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Publishing, 2000

[3] Concord Music Group: George Cables, accessed March 29, 2016

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. By George – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
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v t e George Cables
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Why Not (1975) Circle (1979) Cables' Vision (1979) Goin' Home (with Art Pepper, 1982) Tête-à-Tête (with Art Pepper, 1982) Phantom of the City (1985) Double Image (with Frank Morgan, 1986) By George (1987) Cables Fables (1991) I Mean You (1993) Quiet Fire (1994) Person to Person (1995) Skylark (1995) Dark Side, Light Side (1996) Bluesology (1997) One for My Baby (2000) Senorita de Aranjuez (2001) Shared Secrets (2001) Looking for the Light (2003) A Letter to Dexter (2004) You Don't Know Me (2007) My Muse (2012) Icons & Influences (2013) In Good Company (2015) The George Cables Songbook (2016)
Live albums	Morning Song (1980) George Cables at Maybeck (1994)
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