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Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music by Richard Crawford

Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music audiobook runs 19.1 hours unabridged, narrated by David Colacci (about 12.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.1listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music is an audiobook by Richard Crawford: a 19.1-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released September 3, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.1 hrs
Narrated by
David Colacci
Released
September 3, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781684574827

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music audiobook?

Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music runs 19.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.8 hours.

Is the Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music?

Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music is narrated by David Colacci.

Is Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.8 hours, saving 6.4 hours.