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Porgy And Bess (other)
'' Porgy and Bess'' is an opera by George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess may also refer to: *'' Highlights from Porgy and Bess'', a 1935 recording of selections from the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (1950 album), a recording of selections from the opera featuring Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill * ''Porgy and Bess'' (1951 album), the first complete recording of the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (film), the 1959 film directed by Otto Preminger * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Glyndebourne album), the 1988 Glyndebourne Festival recording of the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne album), 1959 * ''Porgy & Bess'' (Joe Henderson album), 1997 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album), 1957 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Hank Jones album), released in 1959 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Miles Davis album), released in 1959 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album), 1959 * ''Porgy & Bess'' (Mundell Lowe album), 1958 * ''Porgy & Bess'' (Buddy Collette album), 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess
''Porgy and Bess'' () is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play '' Porgy'', itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel of the same name. ''Porgy and Bess'' was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before it moved to Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. A 1976 Houston Grand Opera production gained it a renewed popularity after languishing in the doldrums of the 1960s and early 1970s, and it is now one of the best known and most frequently performed operas. The libretto of ''Porgy and Bess'' tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (Miles Davis Album)
''Porgy and Bess'' (CL 1274) is a studio album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in March 1959 on Columbia Records. The album features arrangements by Davis and collaborator Gil Evans from George Gershwin's 1935 opera of the same name. The album was recorded in four sessions on July 22, July 29, August 4, and August 18, 1958, at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. It is the second collaboration between Davis and Evans and has garnered much critical acclaim since its release, being acknowledged by some music critics as the best of their collaborations. Jazz critics have regarded the album as historically important.Larkin, Colin.Review: ''Porgy and Bess''". ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'': March 1, 2002. Background Conception In 1958, Davis was one of many jazz musicians growing dissatisfied with bebop, seeing its increasingly complex chord changes as hindering creativity. Five years earlier, in 1953, pianist George Russell published his ''Lydian Chroma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complete Porgy And Bess
This 1956 recording based on George Gershwin's opera ''Porgy and Bess'' was the second "complete" recording of the opera after the 1951 version, and the first recording of the work to feature jazz singers and musicians instead of operatic singers and a classical orchestra. Russell Garcia arranged Gershwin's work for the Bethlehem Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Australian Jazz Quintet, the Pat Moran Quartet and the Stan Levey Group. Mel Tormé sang the role of Porgy and Frances Faye the role of Bess. The Ellington Orchestra plays "Summertime" as the overture, but does not appear elsewhere on the album. Originally released by Bethlehem Records in 1956 (3BP-1); reissued in the 1970s (EXLP-1). Highlights from this recording released by Bethlehem as BCP 6040 and BCP 6009. On CD: Bethlehem Records #BET6028-2 (Released 1994), Rhino Records #75828 (Released 1999). Cast * Mel Tormé (Porgy) *Frances Faye (Bess) *Johnny Hartman (Crown) *Betty Roche (Clara) * George Kir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selections From George Gershwin's Folk Opera Porgy And Bess
''Decca Presents Selections from George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess'' consists of two volumes of records, the first from 1940, and the next from 1942. The 1940 album was the first to record selections from George Gershwin's opera ''Porgy and Bess'' as sung by members of the original Broadway cast from 1935. The only singers involved were Todd Duncan as Porgy and Anne Brown as Bess. Duncan sang "It Ain't Necessarily So", which is sung in the opera by Sportin' Life. Anne Brown sang " Summertime" (first sung in the opera by Clara) and "My Man's Gone Now" (sung in the opera by Serena). Decca Records originally released this first volume on 4 twelve-inch 78 rpm shellac records assigned the numbers 29067, 29068, 29069 and 29070. After ''Porgy and Bess'' was revived on Broadway in 1942, Decca brought the cast from the revival together to record more songs not already recorded two years earlier, issuing a new "Volume Two." This recording originally came on 3 ten-inch shella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Symphonic Picture
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (Oscar Peterson And Joe Pass Album)
''Porgy and Bess'' is a 1976 album by pianist Oscar Peterson and guitarist Joe Pass featuring music from George Gershwin's opera ''Porgy and Bess''. This is the only album on which Peterson plays the clavichord. Critical reception AllMusic critic Scott Yanow wrote in his review: "The results are novel at first but rather limited on the whole, making one wonder whose bright idea this was." Track listing All compositions by George Gershwin, with all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, except otherwise noted. # " Summertime" - 4:27 # "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 3:38 # "My Man's Gone Now" - 3:07 # "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:30 # "I Loves You Porgy" - 6:26 # "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" - 3:02 # "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" - 5:32 # "They Pass by Singin'" - 2:31 # "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 3:54 # "Strawberry Woman" - 5:40 Charts Personnel * Oscar Peterson - clavichord * Joe Pass - acoustic guitar * Norman Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy & Bess (Buddy Collette Album)
''Porgy & Bess'' (subtitled ''Modern Interpretations'') is an album by multi-instrumentalist Buddy Collette featuring jazz versions of music from the George Gershwin opera '' Porgy and Bess'' recorded at sessions in 1957 and released on the Interlude label in 1959. accessed November 18, 2016 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating "other than the unusual colors, little all that surprising happens during the obscure cool jazz effort".Track listing All compositions by George Gershwin # "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" - 2:57 # " My Man ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy & Bess (Mundell Lowe Album)
''Porgy & Bess'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe and his All Stars featuring their interpretations of the George Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1958 for the RCA Camden label. accessed August 22, 2012 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Lowe's arrangements are colorful and swinging, doing justice to the music while turning the familiar themes into jazz".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012 Track listing ''All composit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (Sammy Davis Jr
''Porgy and Bess'' () is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy'', itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel of the same name. ''Porgy and Bess'' was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before it moved to Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. A 1976 Houston Grand Opera production gained it a renewed popularity after languishing in the doldrums of the 1960s and early 1970s, and it is now one of the best known and most frequently performed operas. The libretto of ''Porgy and Bess'' tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (Hank Jones Album)
''Porgy and Bess'' (subtitled ''Swingin' Impressions by Hank Jones'') is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones featuring interpretations of music from George Gershwin's opera ''Porgy and Bess'' recorded in 1958 for the Capitol label. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed July 31, 2015 On All About Jazz, Franz A. Matzner noted, "Supported by Milt Hinton and Kenny Burrell, as well as brother Elvin's immeasurable percussive abilities, Hank's playing stands out crisply in its almost minimalist approach. Elvin displays a light touch which may contrast with his usual pyrotechnic image, but is here perfectly matched to Hank's deliberative style, enhancing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlights From Porgy And Bess
''Highlights from Porgy and Bess'', the 1935 album of George Gershwin's opera, was recorded just days after ''Porgy and Bess'' opened on Broadway on October 10, 1935. While the opera was performed by an all-African American singing cast, the 1935 album featured mostly white opera singers. Gershwin's involvement is clearly stated on the album cover, which reads "Recorded under the supervision of the composer." The recordings originally came on 4 twelve-inch 78 rpm shellac records. RCA Victor assigned the publishing numbers 11878 Victor, 11879 Victor, 11880 Victor and 11881 Victor to the records. Cast *Lawrence Tibbett (Porgy) *Helen Jepson (Bess) *Alexander Smallens, conductor *Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor (for "My Man's Gone Now") Track listing #"It Ain't Necessarily So" (Act 2), Victor 11878-A #"The Buzzard Song" (Act 2) Victor 11878-B #(1) Scene: "Summertime" and Crap Game, (2) A Woman is a Sometime Thing (Act 1), Victor 11879-A #"Bess, You Is A Woman Now" (Act 1), Victor 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong Album)
''Porgy and Bess'' is a studio album by jazz vocalist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong and singer Ella Fitzgerald, released on Verve Records in 1959. The third and final of the pair's albums for the label, it is a suite of selections from the George Gershwin opera ''Porgy and Bess''. Orchestral arrangements are by Russell Garcia, who had previously arranged the 1956 jazz vocal recording '' The Complete Porgy and Bess''. Background In 1959, a big-budget film version produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Otto Preminger arrived in theaters. To coincide with the film, many jazz and vocal versions of the work were produced on records, this one and the celebrated Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaboration among them. The double album was released in both mono and stereo, and on compact disc in 1990. It is also part of the set '' The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve'' issued in 1997. Given the nature of the work, only five tracks feature vocals by both Armstrong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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