Blues da Un Americano a Parigi for Clarinet and Piano by George Gershwin arranged by Michele Mangani with clarinet elaboration by Hengel Gualdi. Edizioni Eufonia, SS, 6 + 2 pages. After a number of requests we have made this clarinet solo based on An American in Paris our first direct import from Italy. We have found two somewhat different performances on YouTube that will give you a good idea of what this sounds like (neither of these play straight through on my computer). The first has a small amount of improvisation (most of the jazz is written out) and is with orchestral accompaniment that does not come across very well. The second is at a slower tempo than the first, sticks more closely to what is written, is with band accompaniment that sounds good, but last 16 bars or so are missing. The duration is a little less than 4 minutes. (C1620)