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Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin · 1989

74 min · 21 tracks · classical · jazz · opera

A lush tapestry of jazz-infused classical melodies intertwined with poignant narratives from African American life.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Introduction 4:21
  • 2 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime 3:14
  • 3 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Give him to me / A woman is a sometime thing 3:41
  • 4 Porgy and Bess, Act I: My man's gone now 3:58
  • 5 Porgy and Bess, Act I: How de saucer stan' now, my sister? 2:04
  • 6 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Oh, the train is at the station 4:11
  • 7 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks 3:27
  • 8 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Mus' be you mens forgot / Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' 3:25
  • 9 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Lissen there, I hates yo' struttin' style 2:34
  • 10 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Buzzard keep on flyin' over 3:09
  • 11 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff / Bess, you is my woman now 6:14
  • 12 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, I can't sit down 4:20
  • 13 Porgy and Bess, Act II: It ain't necessarily so 6:06
  • 14 Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, what you want wid Bess? 4:18
  • 15 Porgy and Bess, Act II: A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track 2:26
  • 16 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Listen: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York 4:26
  • 17 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby 4:01
  • 18 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all? 1:41
  • 19 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Where's Bess? 3:12
  • 20 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Bess is gone 1:49
  • 21 Porgy and Bess, Act III: Oh Lawd, I'm on my way 1:34

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