Summertime

Summertime is an aria composed by George Gershwin for his 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics were written by Ira Gershwin together with DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera is based.

Combining elements of jazz and African-American song-styles, Summertime is a popular jazz-standard. There are more than 2,500 recordings of the song, including versions by Billie Holiday (1936) and by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald (1957).

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) was an American composer. He used jazz and classical styles to write popular songs, classical music, and music for theater and films. His talented brother Ira was often his lyricist.

George Gershwin's compositions have been used in numerous films and on television, and many have become jazz standards. His Porgy and Bess (1935) is widely regarded as the most important American opera of the twentieth century.

Tutorials

Version 1

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Version 2

• Arr. by The Pianos of Ch'an Slow

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