No other composer was able to combine the jazz music of the time with classical music like George Gershwin. I have tried to avoid noting too many phrasings. We 'classics' tend to overdo accents and other phrasing instructions. The danger is that the music then sounds too 'uptight' - take the instructions loosely and rely on your jazz feeling. I dedicate this arrangement to my esteemed colleague and flutist Emmanuel Pahud.
Martin Stegner