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Written by George and Ira Gershwin, 1926
I decided it was time for an impromptu solo video so I turned on the camera last night and recorded one of the great Gershwin love songs, Someone to Watch Over Me.


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Tony DeSare - Piano/Vocals
Mics used: Neumann M149 on vocals, Earthworks PianoMic on piano and recorded into Cubase 8 Pro.
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence. Gershwin originally approached the song as an uptempo jazz tune, but his brother Ira suggested that it might work much better as a ballad, and George ultimately agreed. It has been performed by numerous artists since its debut and is a jazz standard as well as a key work in the Great American Songbook. It is also referenced in the play Someone Who'll Watch Over Me.
Gertrude Lawrence - rec. October 29, 1926 - released as Victor 20331, matrix 36654-3
George Olsen - rec. November 12, 1926 - released as Victor 20392, matrix BVE-36926
George Gershwin - rec. November 12, 1926 - released as Columbia 812-D, matrix W 142925-3
Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce (Three X Sisters) - rec. 1927, England
Gertrude Lawrence - rec. October 25, 1927 - released as Columbia 4618, matrix WA 6326
Lee Wiley - rec. November 15, 1939 - with Fats Waller on pipe organ, from Lee Wiley Sings the Songs of George and Ira Gershwin
Margaret Whiting - rec. 1944 (on compilation A Time to Remember - 1944, c. 2005)
Judy Garland - 1944
Lee Wiley - rec. December 14, 1944 - released as Decca 23422, matrix 72630
Artie Shaw - rec. July 17th, 1945 - Instrumental
Frank Sinatra - The Voice of Frank Sinatra (1946); Young at Heart (1954); Live at the Meadowlands (1986, released 2009)
Art Tatum - rec. April 2 and July 13, 1949; Encores (1951); The Genius of Art Tatum # 7 (1955); Gene Norman Presents an Art Tatum Concert (1957)[1]
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (1950); Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959); Nice Work If You Can Get It (1983)
Chet Baker - Grey December (1953)
Al Haig - Al Haig Quartet (1954)
Joni James - In the Still of the Night (1956)
Ray Conniff - Marvelous (1957)
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (1958), Gershwin Live! (1982)
Lee Konitz - Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
Keely Smith - Swinging Pretty (1959)
Gene Ammons - Nice an' Cool (1961)[2]
Blossom Dearie - My Gentleman Friend (1961)
Etta James - Etta James Sings for Lovers (1962)
Rosemary Clooney - Love (1963)
Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra (1965)
Johnny Hodges with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra (1966)
Oscar Peterson - My Favorite Instrument (1968)
Mary Hopkin - Postcard (1969)
Frances Gershwin - For George and Ira (1973)
Willie Nelson - Stardust (1978)
Helen Merrill - Chasin the Bird (1979)
Nikka Costa - (1981)
Melissa Manchester - Hey Ricky (1982)
Linda Ronstadt - What's New (1983)
Sting - Someone to Watch Over Me O.S.T.[3] (1987, released only in Japan on At the Movies (1999))
Roberta Flack - Someone to Watch Over Me O.S.T. (1987),[3] played over the end credits and remains unreleased
Paul Motian - On Broadway, Vol. 1 (1989)
Maria del Mar Bonet - Ben a prop (as "En algun lloc del meu cor") (1989)
Toots Thielemans with Shirley Horn - For My Lady (1991)
Jodi Benson - Crazy for You (Original Broadway Cast Recording, 1992)
Chick Corea - Expressions (1993)
Sheena Easton - No Strings (1993)
Elton John - The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
Dennis DeYoung - 10 on Broadway (1994)
Dusty Springfield recorded a truncated version for a PPP Healthcare commercial. It was the final recording of her career. (1995)[4]
Stéphane Grappelli - Crazy Rhythm (1996)
Keith Jarrett - The Melody at Night, With You (1998)
Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me — Songs of George Gershwin (1998)
Sinéad O'Connor- Red Hot + Rhapsody (1998)
Regine Velasquez & Robert Arevalo - Pangako Ikaw Lang Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2001)
Caroline Henderson - Don't Explain (2003)
Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook 2(2003)
Chris Botti - When I Fall in Love (2004)[5][6]
Chelsea Krombach - Profile (2004)
Brad Mehldau - Live in Tokyo (2004)
Renee Olstead - Renee Olstead (2004)
Sue Raney - Sue Raney Volume II (2004)
Lea Salonga - The Broadway Concert (2004)
The Conglomerate - Go to the Beach (2005)
Gladys Knight - Before Me (2006)[7]
Lena Horne - A New Album (2007)
Gary Tole and Legends of Swing - One Kettle for Count (2007)
Art Garfunkel - Some Enchanted Evening (2007)
Amy Winehouse - Frank (Deluxe Edition) (2008)