Porgy and Bess Medley (live, 1963‐07‐04: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, USA)

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.15Porgy and Bess Medley9:48Nina SimoneThe Soul of Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 71973 2

Relationships

bass:Lisle Atkinson (on 1963-07-04)
drums (drum set):Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders (on 1963-07-04)
electric guitar:Phil Orlando (on 1963-07-04)
Al Schackman (on 1963-07-04)
piano:Nina Simone (on 1963-07-04)
vocals:Nina Simone (on 1963-07-04)
recorded at:Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1963-07-04)
recording of:I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1963-07-04: live, medley)
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I’m talkin’ about devil crabs” (on 1963-07-04: live, medley)

Related works

I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:Chappell & Co.
New Dawn Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV
Warner/Chappell North America
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 3)
Suite from Porgy and Bess (order: 7)
later translated versions:Kumm hoit mi Porgy
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
arrangements:I Loves You, Porgy (arr. Keith Jarrett for piano)

Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I’m talkin’ about devil crabs”

lyricist:DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III (order: 4)