Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here comes Big Boy!" (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life)7:09George GershwinPorgy and BessGeorge Gershwin; Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic, Simon RattleAlbum
EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below)7 49568 2
1.6Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Here comes Big Boy!" (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life)7:09George GershwinPorgy and BessGeorge Gershwin; Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic, Simon RattleAlbum
  • XW1997-06-19
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)5 56220 2
1.6Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Here Comes Big Boy!7:09George GershwinPorgy 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 OrchestraAlbum
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)7243 4 76832 2 0

Relationships

engineer:Mark Vigars (engineer)
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)
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”

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
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 8)