George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Album by George Gershwin; Mel Tormé, Frances Faye, The Bethlehem Orchestra, Russ Garcia, The Stan Levey Group, The Australian Jazz Quartet, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Released 1956
Tracklist
- 12" Vinyl 1: Part 1
- 1Introduction / SummertimeGeorge Gershwin1:25
- 2NarrationGeorge Gershwin1:24
- 3SummertimeGeorge Gershwin3:48
- 4NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:12
- 5A Woman Is a Sometime Thing / NarrationGeorge Gershwin2:39
- 6Here Come de Honey Man…George Gershwin1:20
- 7NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:24
- 8Evenin’ Ladies, Hello Boys…George Gershwin0:43
- 9NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:15
- 10No, No, Brother, Porgy Ain’t Soft on No Woman…George Gershwin1:33
- 11Narration (Scene: Crap Game and Murder)George Gershwin4:31
- 12NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:51
- 13Gone, Gone, GoneGeorge Gershwin2:20
- 14Overflow, OverflowGeorge Gershwin2:08
- 15NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:28
- 16I Can’t Puzzle This Thing Out…George Gershwin1:18
- 17NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:11
- 18My Man’s Gone NowGeorge Gershwin3:49
- 19NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:35
- 20Oh the Train Is at the Station…George Gershwin2:43
- 12" Vinyl 2
- 1NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:37
- 2Oh I’m Agoin’ Out to the Blackfish Banks…George Gershwin2:17
- 3NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:34
- 4I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’George Gershwin3:13
- 5Mornin’, Lawyer. Looking for Somebody?…George Gershwin4:23
- 6Buzzard SongGeorge Gershwin2:43
- 7NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:28
- 8Bess, You Is My Woman NowGeorge Gershwin4:57
- 9Oh, I Can’t Sit Down (Picnic Music)George Gershwin1:55
- 10Porgy, I Hates to Go…George Gershwin1:00
- 11I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (reprise)George Gershwin0:37
- 12It Ain’t Necessarily So (instrumental)George Gershwin1:52
- 13NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:34
- 14It Ain’t Necessarily SoGeorge Gershwin4:28
- 15NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:53
- 16What You Want Wid Bess?…George Gershwin2:12
- 17NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:33
- 18Oh I’m Agoin’ Out to the Blackfish Banks… (reprise)George Gershwin1:27
- 19NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:30
- 20Oh, Doctor Jesus…George Gershwin2:02
- 21Here Come de Honey Man… / Oh Dey’s So Fresh and Fine… / I’m Talkin’ About Devil Crabs…George Gershwin3:31
- 12" Vinyl 3: Part 2
- 1NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:38
- 2I Loves You, PorgyGeorge Gershwin3:17
- 3Narration (Scene: Storm)George Gershwin3:04
- 4Summertime (reprise)George Gershwin1:22
- 5NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:11
- 6Oh, Dere’s Somebody Knockin’ at de Do’…George Gershwin1:03
- 7NarrationGeorge Gershwin1:20
- 8If God Want to Kill Me…George Gershwin2:05
- 9NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:06
- 10A Red‐Headed Woman…George Gershwin1:48
- 11NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:59
- 12Oh, Doctor Jesus (reprise)George Gershwin0:38
- 13NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:55
- 14Clara, Clara, Don’t You Be Downhearted…George Gershwin1:36
- 15NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:10
- 16Summertime (reprise)George Gershwin1:12
- 17NarrationGeorge Gershwin1:50
- 18Oh, Lawd, What I Goin’ Do?…George Gershwin1:21
- 19NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:09
- 20There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New YorkGeorge Gershwin1:28
- 21NarrationGeorge Gershwin1:18
- 22NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:24
- 23How Are You Dis Mornin’?…George Gershwin1:41
- 24NarrationGeorge Gershwin0:39
- 25Oh, Bess, Oh, Where’s My BessGeorge Gershwin2:19
- 26Oh Lawd, I’m on My WayGeorge Gershwin1:57
More by George Gershwin, Mel Tormé, Frances Faye, The Bethlehem Orchestra, Russ Garcia, The Stan Levey Group, The Australian Jazz Quartet, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Release credits
- spoken vocals [3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19, 3.21-22, 3.24, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.13, 2.15, 2.17, 2.19, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.11-12, 1.15, 1.17, 1.19]
- conductor [2.2, 2.4-6, 2.8-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20-21, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 3.2-4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 3.23, 3.25-26]
- performing orchestra [2.2, 2.4-6, 2.8-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20-21, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 3.2-4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 3.23, 3.25-26]
Issues
G3x 12" Vinyl1956- G14 September 1999