‎Gershwin: Porgy & Bess - Original 1935 Production Version by Alvy Powell — Apple Music Classical

Introduction

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

1:44

Summertime

John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Nicole Cabell, George Gershwin

2:09

Seems like these bones don't give me nothin' but boxcars tonight

Nashville Symphony, Robert Mack, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Barron Coleman, Leonard Rowe, Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony Chorus

3:15

Summertime (Reprise)

John Mauceri, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony

0:52

What, that chile ain't asleep yet?.A woman is a sometime thing

Leonard Rowe, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Robert Mack

2:24

Honey man! Honey man! Here come de honey man

Nashville Symphony, Linda Thompson Williams, John Mauceri, Monique McDonald, Robert Mack, Leonard Rowe, Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, Alvy Powell, Barron Coleman, Calvin Lee, George Gershwin

3:11

They pass by singin'

John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell

1:46

Here comes Big Boy!

Nashville Symphony, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Leonard Warren, Marquita Lister, Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, Lester Lynch, Robert Mack, George Gershwin

3:47

Crown cock-eyed drunk.Oh, little stars

Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, Leonard Rowe, Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Lester Lynch, Barron Coleman, John Mauceri, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

2:42

Oh stop them! Don't let them fight!

John Mauceri, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Leonard Rowe, Marquita Lister, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

1:08

Wake up an' hit it out. You ain't got no time to lose

Marquita Lister, Linda Thompson Williams, Lester Lynch, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Robert Mack

4:17

Gone, gone, gone.Overflow

Nashville Symphony, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Marquita Lister, Leonard Rowe, Linda Thompson Williams, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Calvin Lee, George Gershwin

6:36

Um! A saucer-buryin' setup, I see

Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Richard Daniel, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Paul Bracy, Leonard Rowe, Calvin Lee

3:01

My man's gone now

Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

4:13

How de saucer stan'now, my sister?

Alvy Powell, Justin Lee Miller, Nashville Symphony, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, George Gershwin

1:58

Leavin' for the Promise' Lan

John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

2:52

Oh, I'm a-goin' out to the Blackfish Banks

Leonard Rowe, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Nicole Cabell, Tamica Harris, Nashville Symphony Chorus

3:17

Oh, I got plenty o'nuttin'

Linda Thompson Williams, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Symphony Chorus

2:37

Mornin, lawyer, lookin' for somebody?

Alvy Powell, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Uzee Brown Jr, John Mauceri, Marquita Lister

4:49

Dey's a Buckra comin'

Bart Lefan, Tamica Harris, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Jeremiah Cooper, Nicole Cabell

1:57

'Lo Bess, goin' to de picnic?

Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Marquita Lister, John Mauceri, Leonard Rowe, George Gershwin

3:33

Bess, you is my woman now

John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony

5:22

Oh, I can't sit down

Nashville Symphony, Marquita Lister, Linda Thompson Williams, John Mauceri, Alvy Powell

4:36

Allegretto barbaro.Ha da da, ha da da

John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nicole Cabell, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony, George Gershwin

1:56

It ain't necessarily so

John Mauceri, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Linda Thompson Williams

4:47

Crown! You know very well dis Crown

Lester Lynch, Marquita Lister, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, George Gershwin

2:51

Oh.What you want wid Bess?

Marquita Lister, Lester Lynch, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony

3:48

Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for

Nashville Symphony, Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, John Mauceri, Linda Thompson Williams, Leonard Rowe, George Gershwin

2:33

Well, if it ain't ole Peter!

Linda Thompson Williams, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony, Calvin Lee, George Gershwin

2:00

Oh Doctor Jesus

Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Alvy Powell, Nashville Symphony, Calvin Lee

2:12

Oh dey's so fresh an' fine.I'm talkin' about devil crabs

Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Alvy Powell, John Mauceri, Linda Thompson Williams, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony

3:02

Porgy, Porgy, dat you there, ain't it?

Alvy Powell, John Mauceri, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony

2:51

I loves you, Porgy

Alvy Powell, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Marquita Lister

2:05

Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Nicole Cabell, Linda Thompson Williams, George Gershwin

1:28

Storm

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, George Gershwin

1:56

Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens

Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Chauncey Packer, Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony, Tiffany Nicole Wharton

2:08

One of dese mornin's.Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'

Nashville Symphony, Nicole Cabell, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony Chorus

2:20

You is a nice parcel of Christians

Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Lester Lynch, George Gershwin

3:15

A red-headed woman

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Lester Lynch, George Gershwin

1:19

Jake's boat in de river, upside down!

Alvy Powell, Lester Lynch, Nicole Cabell, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony, Marquita Lister, George Gershwin

2:06

Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

2:36

Ha ha ha

John Mauceri, Linda Thompson Williams, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony

1:46

Summertime (Second Reprise)

Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, John Mauceri, Marquita Lister, George Gershwin

3:20

Introduction, Wait for us at the corner

Richard Daniel, Talmage M. Watts, Robert Mack, Marquita Lister, Alvy Powell, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Nashville Symphony, Paul Bracy, Tamica Harris

6:19

Listen: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri, Robert Mack, Marquita Lister

4:10

Occupational humoresque (Good mornin')

John Mauceri, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Alvy Powell, Nicole Cabell, George Gershwin

3:18

It's Porgy comin' home

Nashville Symphony, Alvy Powell, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Linda Thompson Williams, John Mauceri, Nashville Symphony Chorus, George Gershwin

3:52

Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess

Nashville Symphony, Linda Thompson Williams, Alvy Powell, Monique McDonald, John Mauceri

1:35

Where's Bess gone? Oh Lawd, I'm on my way

Alvy Powell, Chauncey Packer, John Mauceri, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony

2:53

George Gershwin

Composer
Beryl Rubinstein

Composer
Ira Gershwin

Composer
John Mauceri

Conductor
Nashville Symphony

Orchestra

Michael Haas

Producer
Philip Siney

Tape Editor
Christopher Pope

Executive Producer
Chuck Turner

Engineer
Kevin Edlin

Engineer
Philip Siney

Balance Engineer
John Mauceri

Liner Notes
Charles Hamm

Liner Notes
Alan Poizner

Photography
Wayne Shirley

Liner Notes
Mark Millington

Graphic Design, Creative Director