Album
Porgy And Bess
1958 · Jazz
37 collectors on Gatefold own this
Porgy And Bess is a Jazz album by Miles Davis, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 203 pressings tracked, owned by 37 collectors.
About
All by George Gershwin except otherwise noted Miles Davis trumpet & Gil Evans; Jimmy Cleveland; Johnny Coles; Phil Bodner; Philly Joe Jones; Paul Chambers; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley rec. 1958.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Buzzard Song
- A2Bess, You Is My Woman Now
- A3Gone
- A4Gone, Gone, Gone
- A5Summertime
- A6Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
Side B
- B1Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
- B2Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab
- B3My Man's Gone Now
- B4It Ain't Necessarily So
- B5Here Come De Honey Man
- B6I Loves You, Porgy
- B7There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- lush
- melancholic
- cinematic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Columbia red/black, "6-eye" logo center labels, deep groove
Label variation: album title written on 2 lines.
Recorded 7/22/1958: tracks A3, A4, B3;
7/29/1958: tracks A2, B2, B4, B5;
8/04/1958: tracks A1, A6, B1;
8/18/1958: tracks A5, B6, B7
Runouts are stamped, except for "II" which is hand-etched.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- "Philly" Joe JonesDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- Bernie GlowMUSICIAN , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Bill BarberMUSICIAN , TUBA TUBA
- Cannonball AdderleyALTO SAXOPHONE MUSICIAN , ALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Danny BankALTO FLUTE, BASS CLARINET BASS CLARINET BASS CLARINET, FLUTE
- Ernie RoyalMUSICIAN , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Frank RehakMUSICIAN , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Gil EvansARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR , DIRECTED BY ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , DIRECTED BY
- Gil Evans And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Gunther SchullerFRENCH HORN MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN
- Horace SilverPIANO
- Jerome RichardsonALTO FLUTE, CLARINET FLUTE FLUTE, CLARINET
- Jimmy ClevelandMUSICIAN , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Jimmy CobbDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- John BarberTUBA
- Johnny ColesMUSICIAN , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Joseph BennettMUSICIAN , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Julius WatkinsFRENCH HORN MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN
37 collectors on Gatefold own this · 203 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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