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Porgy and Bess (1935)

Libretto: Edwin DuBose Heyward
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Angela Brown (Soprano), Cab Calloway (Tenor), Gregg Baker (Baritone), Harolyn Blackwell (Soprano), Marquita Lister (Soprano), Sebronette Barnes (Soprano)
℗ 1998
17 Tracks, 47:04

  • Act I

    • 1. Introduction
      00:58
    • 2. Summertime
      02:34
    • 3. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
      01:58
    • 4. Gone, Gone, Gone
      02:50
    • 5. Overflow
      01:32
    • 6. My Man's Gone Now
      04:05
    • 7. Leavin' for the Promise Lan'
      02:15

  • Act II

    • 1. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
      02:41
    • 2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
      05:34
    • 3. Oh, I Can't Sit Down
      01:41
    • 4. I Ain't Got No Shame
      00:43
    • 5. It Ain't Necessarily So
      03:47
    • 6. I Loves You, Porgy
      03:22

  • Act III

    • 1. Opening Scene
      07:11
    • 2. Lonely Boy
      01:24
    • 3. Oh, Bess, O Where's My Bess
      02:40
    • 4. Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way
      01:49