George Gershwin - Summertime (piano cover)

"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.

The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt ... one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote ... Gershwin's highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of negroes in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century." Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has characterized Heyward's lyrics for "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now" as "the best lyrics in the musical theater".The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers.
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[JamesMichaelStevens]

Great song and playing as well!! Very tastefully done :)

[martinavesela]

Amazing pianist. I saw your perfromance in New York at Erikah Badu show

[velocityJE]

Not bad, but it's no Thomas Bakersville Suite.