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Album · 2006

Porgy and Bess

by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin; Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Mauceri

Released
2006
Label
Decca
Catalogue no.
B0007431-02
Tracklist
49 tracks
Length
2:25:02
Country
US

“Porgy and Bess” is an album by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin; Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Mauceri, released in 2006 on Decca. The original release has 49 tracks with a running time of 2:25:02. Jazz standards on the record include “It Ain't Necessarily So” and “Summertime”.

Tracklist

  1. 1-1 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction 1:44
  2. 1-2 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) standard — George Gershwin 2:10
  3. 1-3 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Seems like these bones don’t give me nothin’ but boxcars tonight” (Jake) 3:15
  4. 1-4 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) standard — George Gershwin 0:53
  5. 1-5 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “What, that chile ain’t asleep yet?… A woman is a sometime thing (Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you…)” (Jake) 2:25
  6. 1-6 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Honey man! Honey man! Here come de honey man” (Peter) 3:12
  7. 1-7 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’ (No, no, brudder, Porgy ain’ sof’ on no woman” (Porgy) 1:46
  8. 1-8 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here comes Big Boy!” (Mingo) 3:48
  9. 1-9 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Crown cock-eyed drunk… Oh, little stars” (Men, Porgy) 2:42
  10. 1-10 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Oh, stop them! Don’t let them fight!” (Serena) 1:09
  11. 1-11 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Wake up an’ hit it out. You ain’t got no time to lose” (Bess) 4:18
  12. 1-12 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Gone, Gone, Gone (Where is brudder Robinns?)… Overflow” (All) 6:36
  13. 1-13 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Um! A saucer-buryin’ setup, I see” (Detective, Serena, Lily, Peter, Porgy, Jake) 3:01
  14. 1-14 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My man’s gone now” (Serena, All) 4:13
  15. 1-15 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “How de saucer stan’ now, my sister?” (Undertaker) 1:59
  16. 1-16 Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Leavin’ for the Promise’ Lan’ (Oh, the train is at the station)” (Bess) 2:54
  17. 1-17 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there (Oh, I’m a-goin’ out to the Blackfish banks)” (Jake) 3:17
  18. 1-18 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’ nuttin’” (Porgy) — George Gershwin 2:38
  19. 1-19 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Mornin’, lawyer, lookin’ for somebody?” (Maria) 4:50
  20. 1-20 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Dey’s a Buckra comin’” (Scipio) 1:57
  21. 1-21 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “’Lo Bess, goin’ to de picnic?” (Sporting Life) 3:33
  22. 1-22 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, you is my woman now” (Porgy) — George Gershwin 5:23
  23. 1-23 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down” (All) 4:37
  24. 2-1 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. Allegretto barbaro “Ha da da, ha da da” (All) 1:56
  25. 2-2 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sporting Life) standard — George Gershwin 4:48
  26. 2-3 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “Crown! — You know very well dis Crown” (Bess, Crown) 2:51
  27. 2-4 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “Oh… What you want wid Bess?” (Bess) 3:50
  28. 2-5 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Honey, dat’s all de breakfast I got time for” (Jake) 2:33
  29. 2-6 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Well, if it ain’ ole Peter!” (Marina) 2:00
  30. 2-7 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Oh, Doctor Jesus” (Serena) 2:12
  31. 2-8 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Oh dey’s so fresh an’ fine… I’m talkin’ about devil crabs” (Strawberry Woman, Crab Man) — George Gershwin 3:03
  32. 2-9 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Porgy, Porgy, dat you there, ain’ it?” (Bess, Porgy) 2:51
  33. 2-10 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy” (Porgy, Bess) 2:06
  34. 2-11 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?” (Maria) 1:29
  35. 2-12 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Storm 1:57
  36. 2-13 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Oh, de Lawd Shake de Heavens” (All) 2:08
  37. 2-14 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “One of dese mornin’s… Oh, dere’s somebody knockin’ at de do’” (Clara, All) 2:21
  38. 2-15 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “You is a nice parcel of Christians” (Crown) 3:16
  39. 2-16 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “A red-headed woman” (Crown) 1:19
  40. 2-17 Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Jake’s boat in de river, upside down!” (Bess) 2:07
  41. 2-18 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Clara, Clara, don’t you be downhearted” (Chorus) 2:37
  42. 2-19 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Ha ha ha” (Sporting Life) 1:47
  43. 2-20 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) — George Gershwin 3:20
  44. 2-21 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Introduction “Wait for us at the corner, Al” (Detective) 6:20
  45. 2-22 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “Listen: There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ soon for New York” (Sporting Life) 4:11
  46. 2-23 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Occupational Humoresque “Good mornin’” (All, Children) 3:18
  47. 2-24 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “It’s Porgy comin’ home” (Maria) 3:53
  48. 2-25 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh, Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (Porgy) 1:36
  49. 2-26 Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Where’s Bess gone?… Oh Lawd, I’m on my way” (Porgy) 2:54

More albums by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin; Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Mauceri

Porgy and Bess (highlights) · Philips Concert în Fa pentru pian și orchestră / Rhapsody in Blue · Electrecord New York Philharmonics: Selections Gershwin Favourites Rhapsody in Blue Peter Pechersky Plays · Мелодия American Portraits: Rhapsody in Blue and other Masterpieces · LaserLight Digital Gershwin Rediscovered · Carlton Classics Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F/Etc. · Deutsche Grammophon Porgy and Bess An American in Paris / Promenade / Catfish Row (Suite from “Porgy and Bess”) / “I Got Rhythm” Variations · MMG Gershwin - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Frequently asked questions

Which label released Porgy and Bess?

Porgy and Bess was released in 2006 on Decca (B0007431-02).

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