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Porgy and Bess

Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / [music by] George Gershwin ; lyrics by Du Bose Heyward and Ira Gershwin ; libretto by Du Bose Heyward.
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Publication
United States : Columbia Masterworks, [1956]

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AudioUse in library *LZR 17959 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Winters, Lawrence.
  • Williams, Camilla.
  • Long, Avon.
  • Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982.
  • Matthews, Inez.
  • McMechen, June.
  • Matthews, Edward, 1904-1954.
  • Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
  • Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
Description
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Porgy and Bess. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Porgy and Bess.
  • Summertime.
  • Woman is a sometime thing.
  • My man's gone now.
  • It take a long pull to get there.
  • I got plenty o'nuttin'.
  • Buzzard song.
  • Bess, you is my woman now.
  • It ain't necessarily so.
  • What you want wid Bess.
  • There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York.
  • Bess, oh where's my Bess.
  • Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Subject
Note
  • Program notes on container.
Contents
Overture -- Summertime -- A woman is a sometime thing -- My man's gone now --It take a long pull to get there -- I got plenty o'nuttin' -- Buzzard song -- Bess, you is my woman now -- It ain't necessarily so -- What you want wid Bess -- There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York -- Bess, oh where's my Bess -- Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Call Number
*LZR 17959
LCCN
r 56000651
OCLC
7376752
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Conductor
Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / [music by] George Gershwin ; lyrics by Du Bose Heyward and Ira Gershwin ; libretto by Du Bose Heyward.
Imprint
United States : Columbia Masterworks, [1956]
Performer
Lawrence Winters, Inez Matthews, June McMechen, Eddie Matthews, Camilla Williams, Avon Long, vocals ; chorus and orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel.
Added Author
Winters, Lawrence. Performer
Williams, Camilla. Performer
Long, Avon. Performer
Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982. Conductor
Matthews, Inez. Performer
McMechen, June. Performer
Matthews, Edward, 1904-1954. Performer
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Lyricist
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Lyricist
Added Title
Summertime.
Woman is a sometime thing.
My man's gone now.
It take a long pull to get there.
I got plenty o'nuttin'.
Buzzard song.
Bess, you is my woman now.
It ain't necessarily so.
What you want wid Bess.
There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York.
Bess, oh where's my Bess.
Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Publisher No.
ML 4766 Columbia
XLP 11375--XLP 11376 Columbia
Research Call Number
*LZR 17959 Program notes on container.
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