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May 2, 2005 · Find release reviews and credits for The Complete Porgy and Bess - Duke Ellington, Frances Faye, Johnny Hartman, Mel Tormé on AllMusic - 2005
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.
- May 1956
- Bethlehem Records
- 1956
George Gershwin, Mel Tormé, Frances Faye With Betty Roche *, George Kirby, Johnny Hartman, Sallie Blair, Frank Rosolino, Loulie Jean Norman, Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra *, Russ Garcia * Conducting The Studio Orchestra, The Australian Jazz Quintet, The Pat Moran Group *, The Stan Levey Group And Maynard Ferguson, Cat Anderson, Howard ...
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- Jazz
- 34
- Big Band
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December 2005. Gershwin - Porgy and Bess. Shout Factory/Bethlehem Records DK 94874. Format: CD. Originally Released: 1956. Re-released: 2005. by Joseph Taylor. josepht@soundstage.com. Musical Performance. Recording Quality. Overall Enjoyment.
Jan 25, 2008 · 'Porgy and Bess': A Select Chronology The history of Gershwin's opera, from its conception in 1926 to its reinvention in Austin in 2008 By Graham Reynolds , Fri., Jan. 25, 2008
Barcode: 8 436006 492716. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 CD release of "The Complete Porgy And Bess" on Discogs.
Aug 8, 2010 · ARTS & CULTURE. Summertime for George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess debuted 75 years ago this fall, but a visit to South Carolina the year before gave life to Gershwin’s masterpiece. David...