Porgy and Bess

Tracklist

• 1
  The Buzzard Song

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:06
• 2
  Bess, You Is My Woman Now

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  5:11
• 3
  Gone

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  3:39
• 4
  Gone, Gone, Gone

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  2:03
• 5
  Summertime

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  3:18
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:28
• 7
  Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:40
• 8
  Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:06
• 9
  My Man’s Gone Now

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  6:13
• 10
  It Ain't Necessarily So

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:23
• 11
  Here Come de Honey Man

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  1:12
• 12
  I Loves You, Porgy

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  4:06
• 13
  There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York

  Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  3:23

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In a Silent Way

In a Silent Way 1969

Birth of the Cool

Birth of the Cool 1957

Bitches Brew

Bitches Brew 1970

Seven Steps to Heaven

Seven Steps to Heaven 1963

Ascenseur pour l’échafaud

Ascenseur pour l’échafaud 1958

Release credits

• Alexander Courage
  orchestrator [12]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet
• Bill Barber
  tuba
• Cannonball Adderley
  alto saxophone
• Danny Bank
  bass clarinet
• Dick Hixson
  bass trombone
• Dick Nixon
  bass trombone [1-4, 6-13]
• Ernie Royal
  trumpet
• Frank Rehak
  trombone
• Gil Evans
  arranger, conductor
• Gunther Schuller
  French horn
• Jerome Richardson
  flute [1, 5-7, 12-13]
• Jimmy Cleveland
  trombone
• Jimmy Cobb
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 6-8, 10-13]
• Joe Bennett
  trombone
• Johnny Coles
  trumpet
• Julius Watkins
  French horn
• Louis R. Mucci
  trumpet
• Miles Davis
  flugelhorn, performer [10], trumpet
• Paul Chambers
  bass
• Phil Bodner
  flute [2-4, 8-11]
• Philly Joe Jones
  drums (drum set) [1, 3-7, 9, 12-13]
• Romeo Penque
  flute
• Willie Ruff
  French horn
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Issues

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  Porgy and Bess

  12" Vinyl
  1958
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  1983
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  1987
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  Porgy and Bess

  12" Vinyl
  1987
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces Series)
  1987
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  21 September 1996
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  25 March 1997
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  1997
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  Porgy and Bess

  SACD
  8 September 1999
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  24 May 2000
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  27 September 2006
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  12 November 2007
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  17 February 2009
• P
  Porgy and Bess

  CD
  3 April 2009
• P
  Porgy and Bess

  CD (Original Columbia Jazz Classics)
  20 April 2009
• P
  Porgy and Bess

  2x CD
  January 2010
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  Porgy and Bess

  12" Vinyl
  23 November 2012
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  Porgy and Bess

  Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
  22 January 2019
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  Porgy and Bess

  Digital Media
  2023
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  Porgy and Bess

  CD
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  Porgy and Bess

  Digital Media (Mono Version)
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