Porgy and Bess
Lorin Maazel · Cleveland Orchestra · Willard White · Leona Mitchell · Florence Quivar · Barbara Hendricks · McHenry Boatwright
Porgy and Bess (1976), CD, on Decca Records. Music by George Gershwin, performed by Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra, Willard White, Leona Mitchell; 42 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin’ to call…” – “I been sweatin’ all day”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "A woman is a sometime thing (Lissen to yo' daddy warn you)"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act Ⅰ, Scene Ⅰ. “Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you … A woman is a sometime thing”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here come de honey man" - "Here's the ol' crap shark"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here’s the ol’ crap shark“
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’” – “Here comes Big Boy!” – “Don’t you ever let a woman grieve you”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Oh, little stars" - "Touch that money an' meet yo' Gawd!"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Oh, little stars” – “Touch that money an’ meet yo’ Gawd!”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Wake up an' hit it out" - "That you, Sportin' Life?"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Wake up an’ hit it out” – “That you, Sportin’ Life?”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. "Gone, gone, gone (Where is brudder Robbins?)"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Gone, gone, gone (Where is brudder Robbins?)”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. "Overflow, overflow" - "Gawd got plenty of money for de saucer"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Overflow, overflow” – “Gawd got plenty of money for de saucer”
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. "Um! A saucer-burial setup, I see"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Um! A saucer-burial setup, I see”
Disc 2
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "It takes a long pull to get there"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Oh, I got plenty o'nuttin" - "Lissen there, what I tells you"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Lissen there, what I tells you”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “I hates yo’ struttin’ style” – “Mornin’, lawyer, lookin’ for somebody?” – “Dey’s a buckra comin’”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Buzzard Song" - "Lo, Bess, goin' to picnic?"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Lo, Bess, goin’ to picnic?”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Bess, you is my woman now"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Oh, I can't sit down"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. "I ain't got no shame"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “I ain’t got no shame”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. "Oh, what you want wid Bess?"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “Oh, what you want wid Bess?”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Honey, dat’s all de breakfast I got time for” – “Take yo’ han’s off me, I say”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. "Oh, Doctor Jesus"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Oh, Doctor Jesus”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. "Oh dey's so fresh an' fine" - "I'm talkin' about devil crabs"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Oh dey’s so fresh an’ fine”
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. "Porgy, Porgy, dat you there"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Porgy, Porgy, dat you there”
Disc 3
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. "Oh, Doctor Jesus"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Oh, Doctor Jesus”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Oh, de Lawd shake de heavens” – “One of dese mornings you goin’ to rise up singin’”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Oh, dere’s somebody knockin’ at de do’” – “You is a nice parcel of Christians…”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “A red-headed woman” – “Jake’s boat in de river” – “Oh, Doctor Jesus”
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Clara, Clara, don’t you be downhearted” – “Crown, Crown, don’t you…”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. Interlude (Death of Crown)
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. Interlude (Death of Crown)
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Introduction – “Wait for us at the corner, Al” – “What is your name?”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. "You've got to go, Porgy" - "Oh, Gawd! They goin' make him look"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “You’ve got to go, Porgy” – “Oh, Gawd! They goin’ make him look”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. "There's a boat dat's leavin'"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Introduction
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Introduction
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. "Good mornin', sistuh!" - "Thank Gawd I's home again!"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Good mornin’, sistuh!” – “Thank Gawd I’s home again!”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. "Dem white folks sure ain't put nuthin'"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Dem white folks sure ain’t put nuthin’”
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. "Oh Bess, oh where's my Bess"
George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”