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| These two bona fide jazz legends, backed by a powerful orchestra, brilliantly perform highlights from George Gershwin?s 1933 jazz opera. |
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| 1 Overture |
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| 2 Summertime |
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| 3 I Wants to Stay Here |
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| 4 My Man's Gone Now |
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| 5 I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' |
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| 6 Buzzard Song |
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| 7 Bess, You Is My Woman Now |
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| 8 It Ain't Necessarily So |
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| 9 What You Want Wid Bess? |
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| 10 A Woman Is a Sometime Thing |
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| 11 Oh, Doctor Jesus |
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| 12 Medley: Here Come de Honey Man/Crab Man/Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine (St |
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| 13 There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York |
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| 14 Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? |
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| 15 Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way! |
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Album Review
There have been many recordings of the music from the Gershwin opera Porgy & Bess, but this is one of the more rewarding ones. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald sing all of the parts, performing 16 of the play's best melodies. Unfortunately, there's not much Armstrong trumpet to be heard, but the vocals are excellent and occasionally wonderful, making up for the unimaginative Russ Garcia arrangements assigned to the backup orchestra. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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