Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here comes Big Boy!" (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life)
~ Recording by George Gershwin
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here comes Big Boy!" (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life) | 7:09 | George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess | George Gershwin; Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic, Simon Rattle | Album |
| EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below) | 7 49568 2 |
| 1.6 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here comes Big Boy!" (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life) | 7:09 | George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess | George Gershwin; Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic, Simon Rattle | Album |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 5 56220 2 |
| 1.6 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Here Comes Big Boy! | 7:09 | George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess (Great Recordings of the Century) | Gershwin; Simon Rattle, Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra | Album |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 7243 4 76832 2 0 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Mark Vigars (engineer) |
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| assistant producer: | Tony Harrison (producer and sound engineer for classical music) |
| producer: | David R. Murray |
| baritone vocals: | Gregg Baker (baritone) (in 1988-02) Bruce Hubbard (baritone) (in 1988-02) Curtis Watson (Jamaican bass-baritone) (in 1988-02) |
| bass-baritone vocals: | Willard White (bass-baritone) (in 1988-02) |
| choir vocals: | Glyndebourne Chorus (in 1988-02) |
| soprano vocals: | Cynthia Clarey (soprano) (in 1988-02) |
| soprano vocals [Bess]: | Cynthia Haymon (soprano) (in 1988-02) |
| tenor vocals: | Barrington Coleman (tenor) (in 1988-02) Damon Evans (tenor) (in 1988-02) Johnny Worthy (in 1988-02) |
| orchestra: | London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1988-02) |
| conductor: | Simon Rattle (conductor) (in 1988-02) |
| chorus master: | Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher) (in 1988-02) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02) |
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| recording of: | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’” – “Here comes Big Boy!” – “Don’t you ever let a woman grieve you” |
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Related works
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’” – “Here comes Big Boy!” – “Don’t you ever let a woman grieve you”
| lyricist: | Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward |
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| composer: | George Gershwin (composer) |
| part of: | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 8) |
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