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Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess

FieldValue
nameOscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess
typeStudio album
artistOscar Peterson
coverPetersonBess.jpg
released1959
recordedOctober 12, 1959
genreJazz
length49:11
labelVerve Records
producerNorman Granz
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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.

Track listing

  1. "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" – 6:26
  2. "I Wants to Stay Here" – 6:22
  3. "Summertime" – 3:50
  4. "Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine" – 0:55
  5. "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!" – 2:35
  6. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
  7. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 7:13
  8. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 4:56
  9. "Here Come de Honey Man" – 1:11
  10. "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

  • Oscar Peterson - piano
  • Ray Brown - double bass
  • Ed Thigpen - drums

Production

  • Norman Granz - producer
  • Batt Brown - assistant producer
  • Jon Schapiro
  • Aric Lach Morrison
  • Benny Green - liner notes
  • Suha Gur - mastering
  • Michael Lang - supervisor
  • David Lau - director, art direction
  • Herman Leonard - photography
  • Nausica Loukakos - design
  • David Stone Martin - artwork
  • Phil Schaap - research, restoration

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
  3. {{AllMusic
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