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Written by Ira Gershwin, also ’S Wonderful (Ella Fitzgerald), It Ain’t Necessarily So (Miles Davis) and Summertime (Miles Davis)
Released on Conifer Records, also Fascinating Rhythm, Things Are Looking Up and I Can’t Be Bothered Now
Part of "Nice Work": Fred Astaire Sings Gershwin, also Fascinating Rhythm, Things Are Looking Up and I Can’t Be Bothered Now
Written by George Gershwin, also ’S Wonderful (Ella Fitzgerald), It Ain’t Necessarily So (Miles Davis) and Summertime (Miles Davis)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
George Gershwin wrote 246 songs on fono
Ira Gershwin wrote 181 songs on fono
George Gershwin’s most frequent co-writer is Ira Gershwin (167 songs together)
George Gershwin first appears on fono in 1926, 63 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- Performed by
- Fred Astaire
- Released on
- Conifer Records
- Written by
- George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- Performed by
- Fred Astaire
- Released on
- Conifer Records
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Same writer: Ira Gershwin
Same label: Conifer Records
Same writer: Ira Gershwin
Same label: Conifer Records
Same writer: Ira Gershwin
Same label: Conifer Records
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1MusicBrainz Slap That Bass was performed by Fred Astaire
Slap That Bass was performed by Fred Astaire
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Slap That Bass was written by George Gershwin
Slap That Bass was written by George Gershwin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Slap That Bass was written by Ira Gershwin
Slap That Bass was written by Ira Gershwin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Slap That Bass is part of the release "Nice Work": Fred Astaire Sings Gershwin
Slap That Bass is part of the release "Nice Work": Fred Astaire Sings Gershwin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Conifer Records is the label of the song Slap That Bass
Conifer Records is the label of the song Slap That Bass
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Slap That Bass was released on 1989