A 2021 performance of Cole Porter's I Get a Kick Out of You featuring Canadian vocalist Caity Gyorgy with pianist Ilhan Saferali. Taken at a bright swing tempo around 191 BPM in B-flat, the tune's expansive 64-bar AABA form provides ample space for development. Saferali opens with a one-chorus piano solo before Gyorgy enters with a vocal improvisation spanning one and a quarter choruses. Porter's sophisticated harmonic language and witty lyrics have made this one of the most enduring standards in the Great American Songbook, and the extended form demands sustained invention from both soloists. Gyorgy, who would gain wider recognition for her debut album Now Pronouncing, brings a clear, rhythmically assured vocal approach that navigates the long form with structural awareness. Saferali's piano work provides both harmonic foundation and contrapuntal commentary. The performance captures Gyorgy in the period leading up to her wider emergence on the international jazz vocal scene, demonstrating the command of standard repertoire and improvisational confidence that would distinguish her subsequent recordings.
