Porgy and Bess

Who played on Porgy and Bess

• London Philharmonic Orchestra performing orchestra all tracks
• Simon Rattle conductor all tracks
• Craig Rutenberg chorus master on 13 tracks
• Glyndebourne Chorus choir vocals on 13 tracks
• Willard White bass-baritone vocals, bass vocals on 9 tracks
• Cynthia Haymon soprano vocals on 7 tracks
• Cynthia Clarey soprano vocals on 6 tracks
• Marietta Simpson contralto vocals, mezzo-soprano vocals on 6 tracks
• Bruce Hubbard baritone vocals on 5 tracks
• Damon Evans tenor vocals on 4 tracks
• Wayne Marshall piano on 4 tracks
• Harolyn Blackwell soprano vocals on 3 tracks
• Gregg Baker baritone vocals on 2 tracks
• Maureen Brathwaite soprano vocals on 2 tracks
• Autris Paige baritone vocals on 1 track
• Barrington Coleman tenor vocals on 1 track
• Johnny Worthy tenor vocals on 1 track
• Mervin Wallace tenor vocals on 1 track
• Paula Ingram mezzo-soprano vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Introduction — George Gershwin 4:21
2. 2 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime — George Gershwin 3:15
3. 3 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Give him to me / A woman is a sometime thing — George Gershwin 3:41
4. 4 Porgy and Bess, Act I: My man's gone now — George Gershwin 3:59
5. 5 Porgy and Bess, Act I: How de saucer stan' now, my sister? — George Gershwin 2:04
6. 6 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Oh, the train is at the station — George Gershwin 4:12
7. 7 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks — George Gershwin 3:27
8. 8 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Mus' be you mens forgot / Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' — George Gershwin 3:26
9. 9 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Lissen there, I hates yo' struttin' style — George Gershwin 2:34
10. 10 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Buzzard keep on flyin' over — George Gershwin 3:10
11. 11 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff / Bess, you is my woman now — George Gershwin 6:15
12. 12 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, I can't sit down — George Gershwin 4:20
13. 13 Porgy and Bess, Act II: It ain't necessarily so — George Gershwin 6:06
14. 14 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, what you want wid Bess? — George Gershwin 4:19
15. 15 Porgy and Bess, Act II: A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track — George Gershwin 2:27
16. 16 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Listen: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York — George Gershwin 4:27
17. 17 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby — George Gershwin 4:01
18. 18 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all? — George Gershwin 1:42
19. 19 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Where's Bess? — George Gershwin 3:12
20. 20 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Bess is gone — George Gershwin 1:49
21. 21 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Oh Lawd, I'm on my way — George Gershwin 1:34

Production

• David R. Murray producer
• Mark Vigars engineer
• Tony Harrison producer

More albums by George Gershwin; Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic, Simon Rattle

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