Gershwin Prize | Joni Mitchell Sings Summertime | Season 2023 | Episode 1

Posted by Tobi Tarwater on Thursday, July 25, 2024

(audience applauds) (slow bass and piano beat) ♪ Summertime ♪ ♪ And the living is easy ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ Fish are jumpin' ♪ ♪ And the cotton is high ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ (chorus drones) ♪ And your mama's so good-looking ♪ ♪ So, hush, little baby ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ (trumpet whines) ♪ One of these mornings ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up singing ♪ ♪ And you'll spread your pretty wings ♪ ♪ And you'll take to the sky ♪ ♪ But until that morning ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing gonna harm you ♪ ♪ Not with your daddy and your mammy ♪ ♪ Standing by, standing by ♪ - Yeah!

Our main man Greg Phillinganes on the piano!

(audience applauds) (punchy piano solo) (breathy choral accompaniment) - Come on, Celisse!

(bright, warbling guitar solo) (guitar and choral accompaniment continue) (audience applauds) ♪ Summertime ♪ ♪ And the livin' is easy ♪ ♪ Fish are jumpin' ♪ (chorus echoes Mitchell) ♪ And the cotton is high ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (chorus hums) ♪ And your mama's so good-looking ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ So, hush, little baby ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ (rambling bass) (rambling bass continues, with trumpet accompaniment) ♪ One of these mornings ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up singing ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up ♪ ♪ Spread your pretty wings ♪ ♪ And take off up to the sky ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ (trumpet buzzes) (drums build) ♪ But until that morning ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing gonna harm you ♪ (chorus hums) ♪ Not with your daddy and mammy ♪ ♪ Standing by ♪ ♪ Standing by ♪ (guitar warbles) (audience applauds, yells) (instruments harmonize) (cymbal rides) (trumpet buzzes as other instruments fade) (audience applauds and shouts)

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