Album US 1951 on Columbia label
Soundtrack (Musical, Score)
Auto-coupled release: Sides present as A/F, B/E, C/D per given tracklist. (Disc labels are actually numbered, so that is 1/6, 2/5 & 3/4) A complete studio recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Recorded in 1951 by some of the original Broadway actors. Recording notes and full script of the opera is included. Epic performances of Summer-time and It Ain't Necessarily So and others included. Box front states - OSL-162
George Gershwin p, key, 1898-1937 US album by | |
Lawrence Winters b, 1915-1965 US baritone vocals, album by | |
Camilla Williams , 1919-2012 US soprano vocals, album by | |
Inez Matthews , soprano vocals, album by | |
Warren Coleman , baritone vocals, album by | |
Avon Long voc, 1910-1984 US tenor vocals, album by | |
Eddie Matthews baritone vocals | |
George Fisher baritone vocals | |
Hubert Dilworth baritone vocals | |
John Rosamond Johnson voc, baritone vocals | |
Lehman Engel voc, 1910-1982 US conductor | |
DuBose Heyward , 1885-1940 US libretto by, lyrics by | |
Ira Gershwin voc, 1896-1983 US lyrics by | |
Helen Dowdy voc, mezzo-soprano vocals | |
Sadie McGill mezzo-soprano vocals | |
June McMechen voc, soprano vocals | |
Harrison Cattenhead tenor vocals | |
Irving Washington , tenor vocals | |
Ray Yeats tenor vocals | |
William A. Glover voc, tenor vocals |
Lewis Daniel illustration, cover |
Goddard Lieberson liner notes, producer |
Fred Plaut photography by |
DuBose Heyward |
Ira Gershwin |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Act I, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, A Summer Evening | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
2 | Act I, Scene 2 - Serena's Room, The Following Night | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
3 | Act II, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, A Month Later | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
4 | Act II, Scene 2 - Kittiwah Island, Evening, The Same Day | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
5 | Act II, Scene 3 - Catfish Row, Before Dawn, A Week Later | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
6 | Act II, Scene 4 - Serena's Room, Dawn Of The Following Day | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
7 | Act III, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, The Next Night | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
8 | Act III, Scene 2 - Catfish Row, The Next Afternoon | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long | ||
9 | Act III, Scene 3 - Catfish Row, A Week Later | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long |
George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long - Porgy & Bess UK Soundtrack |
George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters • Camilla Williams • Inez Matthews • Warren Coleman • Avon Long - Porgy & Bess US 1998 Soundtrack |