"An evening with George Gershwin," Oscar Levant once quipped, "is a George Gershwin evening." The life of every party and inevitably at the piano, Gershwin never tired of delighting his friends by composing complicated variations on his own songs. Someone suggested that he transcribe and publish these efforts, which he did in his well-known Transcriptions for Piano (later renamed "18 Song Hits Arranged by the Composer").