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Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”

George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” by George Gershwin, Lied. 35 recordings in this catalogue, from 1935 to 2007.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Alexander Smallens

Conductor · 4 recordings

Axel Stordahl

Conductor · 4 recordings

John Lewis

Soloist · 3 recordings

Milt Jackson

Soloist · 3 recordings

Percy Heath

Soloist · 3 recordings

Roland Hanna

Soloist · 3 recordings

Russell Garcia

Conductor · 2 recordings

Simon Rattle

Conductor · 2 recordings

Recordings (35 of 35)

Conductor
Alexander Smallens4Axel Stordahl4Russell Garcia2Simon Rattle2Aleksandŭr Vladigerov1Erich Kunzel1Gil Evans1Gunther Schuller1John Williams1Lorin Maazel1Skitch Henderson1
Orchestra
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra1Cleveland Orchestra1RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra1RIAS-Tanzorchester Berlin1
Label
Verve4Atlantic3Columbia3Decca Records2Documents2Octave Lab.2Real Gone Jazz2The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings2Trio2audite Musikproduktion1Avenue Jazz1Avid Entertainment1
Decade
1930s11940s61950s91960s41970s31980s41990s62000s2
Credited instrument
Piano9Guitar5Trumpet4Bass3Vibraphone3Double Bass2Trombone2Accordion1Flute1French Horn1Organ1Viola1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown35
Recording / performers
Bess, Oh Where’s My BessGil Evans, Gunther Schuller, Bill Barber
Year: 1958
4:28
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My BessGeorge Duvivier, Mundell Lowe
Year: 1958
2:17
Porgy & Bess: Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?Russell Garcia, Louis Armstrong, Vincent DeRosa
Year: 1957
2:37
Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Year: 1957
2:36
Oh, Bess, Oh, Where’s My BessRussell Garcia
Year: 1956
2:19
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My BessJohn Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath
Year: 1956
4:33
Bess, Oh Where’s My BessJohn Williams
Year: 1956
2:22
Porgy & Bess: Act Three, Scene III. Oh Bess, oh where’s my BessAlexander Smallens, RIAS-Tanzorchester Berlin
Year: 1952
1:36
Where Is My BessAxel Stordahl, Alexander Neiman, Harry Bluestone
Year: 1946
2:58
Where Is My BessAxel Stordahl
Year: 1946
3:09
Where Is My BessAxel Stordahl
Year: 1946
3:02
Oh Bess, Where's My Bess?Axel Stordahl
Year: 1945
3:09
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene 3. Porgy’s Lament (Where Is My Bess?)Alexander Smallens
Year: 1940
1:56
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene 3. Porgy’s Lament and FinaleAlexander Smallens, Todd Duncan
Year: 1940
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Porgy and Bess: Act III. Oh, Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?Alexander Smallens, Lawrence Tibbett
Year: 1935
3:09

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