In 2001, it was awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, a special achievement prize established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance."[6] The album is considered the most musically successful amongst the jazz vocal versions of the opera.[7]
The AllMusic review of the album claimed "What's really great about the Ella and Louis version is Ella, who handles each aria with disarming delicacy, clarion intensity, or usually a blend of both... Pops sounds like he really savored each duet, and his trumpet work – not a whole lot of it, because this is not a trumpeter's opera – is characteristically good as gold. This marvelous album stands quite well on its own, but will sound best when matched with the Ray Charles/Cleo Laine version, especially the songs of the Crab Man, of Peter the Honey Man, and his wife, Lily the Strawberry Woman."[2]
Louis Armstrong — vocals; trumpet on "Summertime," "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing," and "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York"
Victor Arno, Robert Barene, Jacques Gasselin, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Amerigo Marino, Erno Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Robert Sushel, Gerald Vinci, Tibor Zelig — violins
Myron Bacon, Abraham Hochstein, Raymond Menhennick, Myron Sandler — violas
Justin Di Tullio, Kurt Reher, William Van Den Burg — cellos
Frank Beach, Buddy Childers, Cappy Lewis — trumpets
^"Jazz Appreciation Month looks at an Ella and Louis Collaboration". KUVO. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
External linksEdit
Notes on August 18-19 1957 session and October 14 1957 session from the Jazz Discography Project
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Porgy and Bess at Discogs (list of releases)
October 27, 2023
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Porgy and Bess is a studio album by jazz vocalist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong and singer Ella Fitzgerald released on Verve Records in 1959 The third and final of the pair s albums for the label it is a suite of selections from the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess Orchestral arrangements are by Russell Garcia who had previously arranged the 1956 jazz vocal recording The Complete Porgy and Bess Porgy and BessStudio album by Ella Fitzgerald Louis ArmstrongReleasedApril 1959 1 RecordedAugust 18 19 and October 14 1957 in Los AngelesGenreJazz light opera swingLength66 04LabelVerve MGV 4011 2Verve MGVS 6040 2Verve 827 475 2 1990 ProducerNorman GranzElla Fitzgerald chronologyElla Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book 1958 Porgy and Bess 1959 Hello Love 1959 Louis Armstrong chronologyI ve Got the World on a String 1957 Porgy and Bess 1959 Satchmo In Style 1959 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Side one 3 2 Side two 3 3 Side three 3 4 Side four 4 Personnel 4 1 Orchestra 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditIn 1959 a big budget film version produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Otto Preminger arrived in theaters To coincide with the film many jazz and vocal versions of the work were produced on records this one and the celebrated Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaboration among them The double album was released in both mono and stereo and on compact disc in 1990 It is also part of the set The Complete Ella Fitzgerald amp Louis Armstrong on Verve issued in 1997 Given the nature of the work only five tracks feature vocals by both Armstrong and Fitzgerald Reception EditIn 2001 it was awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award a special achievement prize established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty five years old and that have qualitative or historical significance 6 The album is considered the most musically successful amongst the jazz vocal versions of the opera 7 The AllMusic review of the album claimed What s really great about the Ella and Louis version is Ella who handles each aria with disarming delicacy clarion intensity or usually a blend of both Pops sounds like he really savored each duet and his trumpet work not a whole lot of it because this is not a trumpeter s opera is characteristically good as gold This marvelous album stands quite well on its own but will sound best when matched with the Ray Charles Cleo Laine version especially the songs of the Crab Man of Peter the Honey Man and his wife Lily the Strawberry Woman 2 Track listing EditAll music written by George Gershwin all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward except where noted Side one Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Overture instrumental 10 522 Summertime DuBose Heyward4 583 I Wants to Stay Here Fitzgerald solo vocal 4 38 Side two Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 My Man s Gone Now Fitzgerald solo vocal DuBose Heyward4 022 I Got Plenty O Nuttin 3 523 Buzzard Song Fitzgerald solo vocal DuBose Heyward2 584 Bess You Is My Woman Now 5 28 Side three Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 It Ain t Necessarily So Ira Gershwin6 342 What You Want Wid Bess Fitzgerald solo vocal DuBose Heyward1 593 A Woman Is a Sometime Thing Armstrong solo vocal DuBose Heyward4 474 Oh Doctor Jesus Fitzgerald solo vocal 2 00 Side four Edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Here Come de Honey Man Crab Man Oh Dey s So Fresh and Fine DuBose Heyward3 292 There s a Boat Dat s Leavin Soon for New York Armstrong solo vocal Ira Gershwin4 543 Bess Oh Where s My Bess Armstrong solo vocal Ira Gershwin2 364 Oh Lawd I m on My Way Armstrong solo vocal with chorus DuBose Heyward2 57Personnel EditElla Fitzgerald vocals Louis Armstrong vocals trumpet on Summertime I Got Plenty o Nuttin It Ain t Necessarily So A Woman Is a Sometime Thing and There s a Boat Dat s Leavin Soon for New York Orchestra Edit Russell Garcia arranger conductor Victor Arno Robert Barene Jacques Gasselin Joseph Livoti Dan Lube Amerigo Marino Erno Neufeld Marshall Sosson Robert Sushel Gerald Vinci Tibor Zelig violins Myron Bacon Abraham Hochstein Raymond Menhennick Myron Sandler violas Justin Di Tullio Kurt Reher William Van Den Burg cellos Frank Beach Buddy Childers Cappy Lewis trumpets Milt Bernhart Marshall Cram James Henderson Lloyd Ulyate trombones Vincent DeRosa French horn Bill Miller Paul Smith piano Tony Rizzi guitar Joe Mondragon double bass Alvin Stoller drumsReferences Edit Billboard Apr 13 1959 a b Porgy and Bess gt Review AllMusic Retrieved June 28 2011 Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone pp 12 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 Cook Richard Brian Morton 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings The Penguin Guide to Jazz 9th ed London Penguin p 45 ISBN 978 0 14 103401 0 Grammy Hall of Fame Database Jazz Appreciation Month looks at an Ella and Louis Collaboration KUVO 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2023 08 26 External links EditNotes on August 18 19 1957 session and October 14 1957 session from the Jazz Discography Project Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Porgy and Bess at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Porgy and Bess Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album amp oldid 1172386123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
