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Searching for 'Summertime': Gershwin's masterpiece

James Maycock, Daily Telegraph, 19 November 2011

In some versions it's a tender lullaby, in others a siren song. Filmmaker James Maycock explores the bittersweet mysteries and colourful past of Gershwin's most recorded tune.

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