This is probably one of the best representative songs from the Jazz era. It is to me kind of like the "soundtrack before soundtracks".
Music from the 1920s to 1940s are largely lost on anyone today (below the age of 80). But I have to say that there are some true gems from that time. My grandmother had handwritten sheet music for something like 8–10 folios of at least 30 songs each of music from that time. (None were as difficult as Rhapsody in Blue though.)
The melodies from that time are very delicate and well thought out.
Music from the 1920s to 1940s are largely lost on anyone today (below the age of 80). But I have to say that there are some true gems from that time. My grandmother had handwritten sheet music for something like 8–10 folios of at least 30 songs each of music from that time. (None were as difficult as Rhapsody in Blue though.)
The melodies from that time are very delicate and well thought out.