The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 23 & 26, 1964 and April 26, 1965 RCA Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1440 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet performing the score to George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1964-65 and released on the Atlantic label.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "The Modern Jazz Quartet is alive and well in this effort, thoroughly brewing with overbearing optimism. Lavish in orchestration, shining with dexterity, it is no wonder that it is rare to find such a group that can emulate George Gershwin's work with such spontaneity and prowess".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by George Gershwin
- "Summertime" - 5:38
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37
- "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20
- "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23
- "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14
- "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18
Personnel
References
- ^ a b Haney, S. M. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 30, 2012