Porgy and Bess / The Most Happy Fella

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Annotation

tracks 1-15 from Porgy and Bess (Columbia CL 1298/CS 8105; 1959)
tracks 16-27 from The Most Happy Fella (Columbia CL 905; 1956)

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-14 09:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Catfish Row
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
partial recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
2:38
2Summertime
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:46
3A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act Ⅰ, Scene Ⅰ. “Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you … A woman is a sometime thing” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
1:47
4My Man's Gone Now
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
3:19
5Leavin' for the Promised Land
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Headin’ for the Promis’ Lan’” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II
1:51
6I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
2:08
7The Buzzard Song
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
1:59
8Bess, You Is My Woman Now
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances) (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
3:47
9Oh, I Can't Sit Down
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
1:39
10It Ain't Necessarily So
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:11
11The Strawberry Woman and the Crab Man
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here Come de Honey Man” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
3:01
12I Loves You, Porgy
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
2:42
13There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
2:17
14Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
2:40
15Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!
engineer:
Harold Chapman
producer:
Irving Townsend
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way” (from 1959-01-13 until 1959-01-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
1:20
16The Most Happy Fella
instrumental recording of:
The Most Happy Fella (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
1:44
17Somebody Somewhere
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Somewhere (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
4:09
18Standing on the Corner
instrumental recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
2:48
19Joey, Joey, Joey
instrumental recording of:
Joey, Joey, Joey (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
3:00
20Abbondanza
instrumental recording of:
Abbondanza (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
1:34
21Don't Cry
instrumental recording of:
Don't Cry (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
4:18
22Sposalizio
instrumental recording of:
Sposalizio (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
2:32
23How Beautiful the Days
instrumental recording of:
How Beautiful the Days (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
3:37
24Fresno Beauties
instrumental recording of:
Fresno Beauties (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
2:30
25Warm All Over
instrumental recording of:
Warm All Over (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser (in 1956)
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
3:40
26Big D
instrumental recording of:
Big D (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
2:12
27My Heart Is So Full of You
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Is So Full of You (The Most Happy Fella) (from 1956-05-21 until 1956-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser (in 1956)
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
2:49

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ASIN:US: B000066JEO [info]