Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra - The Complete George Gershwin Porgy And Bess
| Genre: | Jazz, Stage & Screen |
| Singer: | Mel Tormé |
| Title: | The Complete George Gershwin Porgy And Bess |
| Short-info: | Label:
Bethlehem Records – D2K-37965,
Shout! Factory – D2K-37965
Type: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono Country: US Date of released: 2005 Category: Jazz, Stage & Screen Style: Musical |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1668 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1495 mb |
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Tracklist
| 1-1 | Summertime (Instrumental) | 1:31 |
| 1-2 | Narration 1 | 1:25 |
| 1-3 | Summertime (Clara) | 3:50 |
| 1-4 | Narration 2 | 0:12 |
| 1-5 | A Woman Is A Sometime Thing (Jake) | 2:41 |
| 1-6 | Here Come De Honeyman (Honeyman) | 1:21 |
| 1-7 | Narration 3 | 0:24 |
| 1-8 | Evenin' Ladies, Hello Boys (Porgy) | 0:44 |
| 1-9 | Narration 4 | 0:10 |
| 1-10 | Porgy Ain't No Sof'On No Woman (Porgy) | 1:35 |
| 1-11 | Turmoil | 4:35 |
| 1-12 | Narration 5 | 0:52 |
| 1-13 | Gone, Gone, Gone (Chorus) | 2:22 |
| 1-14 | Overflow (Porgy+Chorus) | 2:10 |
| 1-15 | Narration 6 | 0:29 |
| 1-16 | I Can't Puzzle This Thing Out (Porgy) | 1:19 |
| 1-17 | Narration 7 | 0:11 |
| 1-18 | My Man's Gone (Serena) | 3:51 |
| 1-19 | Narration 8 | 0:36 |
| 1-20 | The Train Is At The Station (Chorus) | 2:46 |
| 1-21 | Narration 9 | 0:38 |
| 1-22 | It Takes A Long Pull To Get There (Jake) | 2:18 |
| 1-23 | Narration 10 | 0:34 |
| 1-24 | I'Ve Got Plenty Of Nuthin' (Porgy) | 3:15 |
| 1-25 | The Divorce Scene | 4:14 |
| 1-26 | The Buzzard Song (Porgy) | 2:44 |
| 1-27 | Narration 11 | 0:29 |
| 1-28 | Bess, You Is My Woman (Porgy+Bess) | 4:59 |
| 1-29 | Picnic Parade | 1:56 |
| 1-30 | I Hates To Go An' Leave You All Alone (Bess+Porgy) | 1:10 |
| 1-31 | I'Ve Got Plenty Of Nuthin' (Porgy) | 0:38 |
| 2-1 | Kittiwah Picnic (Instrumental) | 1:54 |
| 2-2 | Narration 12 | 0:34 |
| 2-3 | It Ain't Necessarily So (Sportin' Life) | 4:30 |
| 2-4 | Narration 13 | 0:54 |
| 2-5 | Why Do You Want Bess (Bess+Crown) | 2:13 |
| 2-6 | Narration 14 | 0:34 |
| 2-7 | It Takes A Long Pull To Get There (Jake) | 1:28 |
| 2-8 | Narration 15 | 0:31 |
| 2-9 | Doctor Jesus (Serena) | 2:03 |
| 2-10 | Honeyman-Sreawberry Woman-Crabman | 3:33 |
| 2-11 | Narration 16 | 0:40 |
| 2-12 | I Want To Stay Here (I Love You, Porgy) (Bess+Porgy) | 3:17 |
| 2-13 | Stome | 2:30 |
| 2-14 | Summertime (Clara) | 1:22 |
| 2-15 | Narration 17 | 0:11 |
| 2-16 | Somebody's Knockin' (Chorus) | 1:04 |
| 2-17 | Narration 18 | 1:21 |
| 2-18 | If God Want To Kill Me (Crown) | 2:06 |
| 2-19 | Narration 19 | 0:07 |
| 2-20 | A Red Headed Woman (Crown) | 1:49 |
| 2-21 | Narration 20 | 1:00 |
| 2-22 | Doctor Jesus (Chorus) | 0:39 |
| 2-23 | Narration 21 | 0:59 |
| 2-24 | Clara, Don't You Be Downhearted (Chorus) | 1:36 |
| 2-25 | Narration 22 | 0:13 |
| 2-26 | Summertime (Clara) | 1:10 |
| 2-27 | Crown's Death | 1:54 |
| 2-28 | Lawd, Lawd (Porgy+Bess+Sportin' Life) | 1:19 |
| 2-29 | Narration 23 | 0:09 |
| 2-30 | There's A Boat That's A Leavin' (Sportin' Life) | 1:29 |
| 2-31 | Narration 24 | 1:19 |
| 2-32 | Narration 25 | 0:25 |
| 2-33 | Good Mornin' (Chorus) | 1:42 |
| 2-34 | Narration 26 | 0:39 |
| 2-35 | Oh, Where's My Bess (Porgy) | 2:21 |
| 2-36 | Lawd, I'm On My Way (Porgy) | 1:58 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope
- Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
- Bass – Jimmy Gannon*, Jimmy Wood*, Max Bennett
- Bassoon – Erroll Buddle
- Cello – Eleanor Slatkin
- Clarinet – Bill Holman, Dick Healey
- Conductor [Bethlehem Orchestra] – Russ Garcia*
- Drums – Alvin Stoller, Irv Kluger, Nick Stabulas, Sam Woodyard, Stan Levey
- Engineer – Frank Abbey
- Engineer [Chief Engineer] – Val Valentin
- Flute – Dick Healey, Herbie Mann, Sam Most
- French Horn – John Cave, Vince DeRosa*
- Guitar – Sal Salvador
- Music By – George Gershwin
- Narrator – Al Jazzbo Collins
- Orchestra – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, The Australian Jazz Quintet, The Bethlehem Orchestra, The Pat Moran Quartet, The Stan Levey Group
- Performer – Berry Joyce, Bev Kelly, Ernest Newton*, James Joyce, John Doling, John Whited, Pat Moran , Ralph Carmichael, Sam Pfnerm, Toni Stevens
- Photography By – Dave Pell
- Piano – Bryce Rhode*, Claude Williamson, Duke Ellington, Ralph Sharon
- Producer – Red Clyde
- Script By – Al Moritz
- Tape [Tape Editor] – Joe Polito
- Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman, Errol Buddle, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves
- Text By – Dorothy Heyward, Du Bose Heyward*, Ira Gershwin
- Timpani – Alvin Stoller, Irv Kluger
- Trombone – Bob Enevoldsen, Britt Woodman, Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper*, Joe Howard, John Saunders, Lloyd Ulyate, Quentin Jackson, Tommy Pederson
- Trumpet – Buddy Childers, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Don Fagerquist, Frank Beach, Howard McGhee, Maynard Ferguson, Ray Linn, Ray Nance, Uan Rasey, Willie Cook
- Tuba – Albert Pollan
- Vibraphone, Chimes – Alvin Stoller, Irv Kluger, Jack Brokensha
- Viola – Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn
- Violin – Erno Neufeld, Eudice Shapiro, Felix Slatkin, Gerald Vinci, Irma Neumann, Israel Baker, Marshall Sosson, Marvin Limonick, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure
- Vocals [Bess] – Frances Faye
- Vocals [Clara] – Betty Roché
- Vocals [Crab Man] – Bob Dorough
- Vocals [Crown] – Johnny Hartman
- Vocals [Honey Man] – Joe Derise
- Vocals [Jake] – Frank Rosolino
- Vocals [Porgy] – Mel Tormé
- Vocals [Serena] – Sallie Blair
- Vocals [Sportin' Life] – George Kirby
- Vocals [Strawberry Woman] – Loulie Jean Norman
Notes
Original LP realised in 1956 Bethlehem Records – EXLP 1Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXLP 1 | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Box + 3xLP, Album, Mono, Sam) | Bethlehem Records | EXLP 1 | US | 1956 |
| 3BP-1 | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Box, RE + 3xLP, Album) | Bethlehem Records | 3BP-1 | US | 1975 |
| EXLP 1 | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Frances Faye And Mel Tormé Featuring The Bethlehem Orchestra And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Box + 3xLP) | Bethlehem Records | EXLP 1 | US | Unknown |
| COCY-80059-60 | Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra* | Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra* - The Complete George Gershwin Porgy And Bess (2xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Pap) | Bethlehem Records | COCY-80059-60 | Japan | 1996 |
| R2 75828 | Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra* | Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra* - The Complete George Gershwin Porgy And Bess (2xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM) | Avenue Jazz | R2 75828 | US | 1999 |
