City Libraries, City of Gold Coast

Porgy and Bess, (highlights), by Gershwin

eng

technical information on music

operas

not applicable

Porgy and Bess

electronic resource

820475179

Recorded Feb. 1988, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

by Gershwin

(highlights)

Introduction-- Jasbo Brown Blues -- Summertime -- Give him to me--A woman is a sometime thing--Here come de honey man -- My man's gone now -- How de saucer stan' now, my sister? -- Oh, the train is at the station -- Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks--It take a long pull to get there -- Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic--Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' -- Lissen there, what I tells you-- I hates yo' struttin' style -- Buzzard keep on flyin' over -- Honey, we sure goin' strutt our stuff today! --Bess, you is my woman now -- Oh, I can't sit down -- It ain't necessarily so-- Shame on all you sinners -- Oh, what you want wid Bess? -- A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track -- Listen: there's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York -- Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby -- Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all? -- Maria, Maria, where's Bess? -- Bess is gone -- Oh Lawd, I'm on my way