Album · 1956
Tracklist
Part 1.
A1 Introduction / Summertime 1:25
A2 Narration 1:24
A3 Summertime 3:48
A4 Narration 0:12
A5 A Woman Is A Sometime Thing 2:39
A6 Narration / Here Come De Honey Man... 1:20
A7 Narration 0:24
A8 Evenin' Ladies, Hello Boys... 0:43
A9 Narration 0:15
A10 No, No, Brother, Porgy Ain't Soft On No Woman... 1:33
A11 Narration (Scene: Crap Game And Murder) 4:31
B1 Narration 0:51
B2 Gone, Gone, Gone 2:20
B3 Overflow, Overflow 2:08
B4 Narration 0:28
B5 I Can't Puzzle This Thing Out... 1:18
B6 Narration 0:11
B7 My Man's Gone Now 3:49
B8 Narration 0:35
B9 Oh The Train Is At The Station... 2:43
C1 Narration 0:37
C2 Oh I'm Agoin' Out To The Blackfish Banks... 2:17
C3 Narration 0:34
C4 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 3:13
C5 Mornin', Lawyer. Looking For Somebody?... 4:23
C6 Buzzard Song 2:43
C7 Narration 0:28
C8 Bess, You Is My Woman Now 4:57
C9 Oh, I Can't Sit Down (Picnic Music) 1:55
C10 Porgy, I Hates To Go... 1:00
C11 I Got Plenty O Nuttin' (Reprise) 0:37
D1 It Ain't Necessarily So (Instrumental) 1:52
D2 Narration 0:34
D3 It Ain't Necessarily So 4:28
D4 Narration 0:53
D5 What You Want Wid Bess?... 2:12
D6 Narration 0:33
D7 Oh I'm Agoin' Out To The Blackfish Banks... (Reprise) 1:27
D8 Narration 0:30
D9 Oh, Doctor Jesus... 2:02
D10 Here Come De Honey Man... / Oh Dey's So Fresh And Fine... / I'm Talkin' About Devil Crabs.. 3:31
Part 2.
E1 Narration 0:38
E2 I Loves You, Porgy 3:17
E3 Narration (Scene: Storm) 3:04
E4 Summertime (Reprise) 1:22
E5 Narration 0:11
E6 Oh, Dere's Somebody Knockin' At De Do'... 1:03
E7 Narration 1:20
E8 If God Want To Kill Me... 2:05
E9 Narration 0:06
E10 A Red-Headed Woman... 1:48
E11 Narration 0:59
E12 Oh, Doctor Jesus (Reprise) 0:38
F1 Narration 0:55
F2 Clara, Clara, Don't You Be Downhearted... 1:36
F3 Narration 0:10
F4 Summertime (Reprise) 1:12
F5 Narration 1:50
F6 Oh, Lawd, What I Goin' Do?... 1:21
F7 Narration 0:09
F8 There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York 1:28
F9 George Kirby 1:18
F10 Narration 0:24
F11 How Are You Dis Mornin'?... 1:41
F12 Narration 0:39
F13 Oh, Bess, Oh, Where's My Bess 2:19
F14 Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way 1:57
Line-up/Musicians
Conductor [Bethlehem Orchestra] – Russ Garcia
Music By – George Gershwin
Narrator – Al Jazzbo Collins
Orchestra – Bethlehem Orchestra, The, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Performer – Australian Jazz Quintet, The, Pat Moran Quartet, The
Vocals [Bess] – Frances Faye
Vocals [Clara] – Betty Roché
Vocals [Crown] – Johnny Hartman
Vocals [Jake] – Frank Rosolino
Vocals [Porgy] – Mel Tormé
Vocals [Serena] – Sallie Blair
Vocals [Sportin' Life] – George Kirby
About this release
Bethlehem Records – EXLP 1 (US)
Thanks to snobb for the addition