Paul Whiteman

ARhapsody in Blue
Bpart 2

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: C1171
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #14810

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra performing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the famous two-part recording, on His Master's Voice C1171. A landmark early electrical recording of an American jazz-classical masterpiece.

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