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George Gershwin

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

Notable recordings#

  • Victor Arden - Phil Ohman & Their Orchestra (vocal by Scrappy Lambert) - recorded on December 8, 1932, for Victor Records (catalog No. 24206).
  • Eddy Duchin & His Central Park Casino Orchestra - recorded on January 18, 1933, for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 6476).
  • Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (EmArcy, 1958)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)
  • 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)
  • Mel Tormé - That’s All (1965), and Mel Tormé and Friends (1981).
  • Carol Sloane - But Not For Me (1986)
  • Michael Feinstein w/ Rosemary Clooney - Pure Gershwin (Parnassus, 1985; Asylum, 1987)
  • Mel Tormé and Cleo Laine - Nothing Without You (1992)
  • Shirley Horn - Here’s to Life (1992)
  • Barbra Streisand - A Love Like Ours (1999)
  • Stacey Kent - Dreamsville (2001)
  • Russell Watson and Victoria Hart - The Lost Gershwin (2008).
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George Gershwin