Rhapsody in Blue

But I can still see him lighting up as he explained how he learned to play “Rhapsody in Blue,” which he said he’d loved since his mother played it for him when he was 2.

He recalled hearing George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” when he was 4, lying on the floor of his grandmother’s house, mesmerized that the composer had captured both a city and an entire era in a single piece of music.

Wilson said: "Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of That Lucky Old Sun was inspired by Rhapsody in Blue - not influenced, but inspired."

But Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is her favorite.

They include Gershwin’s recording of “Rhapsody in Blue” and Al Jolson’s recording of “California Here I Come.”