Released 1959 Length 49:11 Release date 1959 | Recorded October 12, 1959 | |
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Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess is a 1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson, playing selections from George Gershwin's 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess.
Contents
Track listing
- "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" – 6:26
- "I Wants to Stay Here" – 6:22
- "Summertime" – 3:50
- "Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine" – 0:55
- "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!" – 2:35
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
- "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 7:13
- "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 4:56
- "Here Come de Honey Man" – 1:11
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 3:28
All songs composed by George Gershwin, with all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward, unless otherwise indicated.
Personnel
Recorded October 12, 1959, Los Angeles, California:
Performance
Production
Songs
1I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'6:26
2I Wants to Stay Here (aka I Loves You - Porgy)6:22
3Summertime3:51
References
Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA