'S Wonderful
| "'S Wonderful" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1927 |
| Composer(s) | George Gershwin |
| Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin |
"'S Wonderful" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Funny Face (1927) by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns.[1]
The song was included in the 1951 movie An American in Paris where it was sung by Gene Kelly and Georges Guétary, as well as in the 1957 American musical film Funny Face, in which it was performed by Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire and in Starlift (1951) by Doris Day. The song is a very well known standard, recorded by many artists, especially jazz artists. Vocal versions include those of Brian Wilson, Anita O'Day, Gene Kelly, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Joe Williams, John Pizzarelli, Sarah Vaughan, Karrin Allyson, Diana Krall, João Gilberto and Engelbert Humperdinck. There have also been purely instrumental recordings, for example, by Dave Grusin, Ray Conniff, Lee Konitz and Lennie Tristano, Sonny Stitt, and Lionel Hampton with Oscar Peterson.
Krall's version was also used for an Australian TV advertisement for promoting Virgin Australia in 2012.
Notable recordings
- Shirley Bassey - The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (1959)
- Royce Campbell - Get Happy (2007)
- June Christy - A Friendly Session, Vol. 1 (2000) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet
- Chris Connor - Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years (2000)
- Bing Crosby – The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56)
- Mark Eitzel - soundtrack of "Vidal Sassoon - The Movie" (2011)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)
- Diana Krall - The Look of Love (2001).
- Julie London – Julie Is Her Name (1955)
- Susannah McCorkle – Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998), Most Requested Songs (2001)
- Helen Merrill – Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown (1954)
- Rita Reys – Live at Carré (2007)
- Skylab – Red Hot + Rhapsody (1998)
- Rod Stewart – Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004)
- Sarah Vaughan - The Divine Sarah Sings (1954)
- Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
References
- ^ Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire – A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.
See also
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