Album US 1951 on RCA Victor Red Seal label
Soundtrack (Opera, Musical)
This version is the 1951 LP issue based on label style that ran from 1950-55. "E0" prefix in matrix indicates this recording was mastered in 1950. The cover image was designed to also fit on the box set of 7" 45 RPM release. Cover title: "Highlights From Porgy And Bess".
George Gershwin p, key, 1898-1937 US composed by, music by, album by | |
Risë Stevens voc, 1913-2013 US mezzo-soprano vocals, album by | |
Robert Merrill voc, 1917-2004 US baritone vocals, album by | |
Robert Shaw zth, 1916-1999 US conductor, chorale, album by | |
The Robert Shaw Chorale , chorus, album by | |
Robert Russell Bennett , 1894-1981 US conductor, orchestra, album by | |
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra, album by |
Barnes illustration |
George Gershwin |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Act I | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
2 | Summertime | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
3 | A Woman Is A Sometime Thing | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
4 | Gone, Gone, Gone | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
5 | My Man's Gone Now | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
6 | Act II | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
7 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
8 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
9 | It Ain't Necessarily So | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
10 | Act III | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |||
11 | Where Is My Bess | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra |
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