The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' (stereo)

~ Release by The Modern Jazz Quartet (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1Summertime
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1965-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1965-04-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1965-04-26)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1965-04-26)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-26)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1965-04-26)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:58
A2Bess, You Is My Woman Now
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1965-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1965-04-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1965-04-26)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1965-04-26)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-26)
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1965-04-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
5:38
A3My Man's Gone Now
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (in 1964-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1964-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1964-07)
instrumental recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
7:21
B1I Loves You, Porgy
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (in 1964-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1964-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1964-07)
instrumental recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
3:26
B2It Ain't Necessarily So
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1965-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1965-04-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1965-04-26)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1965-04-26)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-26)
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1965-04-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
6:22
B3Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1965-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1965-04-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1965-04-26)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1965-04-26)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-26)
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (on 1965-04-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
4:15
B4There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (in 1964-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1964-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1964-07)
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
4:18

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