Finally, Feinstein’s zeal for music shines through the text in comments like, “When all else falls apart, music is the refuge that rescues and revives the soul.”įrom the book: Michael Feinstein (right) worked for six years as Ira Gershwin's cataloger and archivist.Īs the title reveals, the book is organized around 12 of the Gershwin brothers’ songs. These reveal the deep and abiding devotion Ira had for his younger brother. This book relies heavily on conversations that Feinstein had with Ira Gershwin and his circle of friends and colleagues during the six years he catalogued Gershwin’s recordings and archives. He cares deeply about them and their relationship with each other. Secondly, Feinstein is devoted to his subjects – the brothers Gershwin. While acknowledging that he would have enjoyed experiencing the musical creativity and art of the time, Feinstein believes that he lives now not by accident but so he can work to ensure that the music of the early years of the Great American Songbook lives on. Music was a dominant force in American society from the end of World War I through the next two decades. What makes this opus fresh? First of all, the author’s love of the Twenties and Thirties.
‘S wonderful, ‘s marvelous that Michael Feinstein, dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” has created this beautiful homage to the brothers Gershwin, George and Ira.Īs Feinstein noted in a recent interview, there are already many books about Gershwin and his compositions, most of them linear. "The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs" by Michael Feinstein
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