Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald begin the recording of ‘Porgy and Bess’ for Verve (1957)

‘Porgy and Bess’ by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald is a studio album recorded on August 18-19 & October 14, 1957 and released the same year by Verve.

Track Listing : 1.Overture (George Gershwin) – 10:52 . 2.Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:58 . 3.I Wants To Stay Here (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:38 . 4.My Man’S Gone Now (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:02 . 5.I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 03:52 . 6.Buzzard Song (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 02:58 . 7.Bess, You Is My Woman Now (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 05:28 . 8.It Ain’T Necessarily So (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 06:34 . 9.What You Want Wid Bess? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 01:59 . 10.A Woman Is A Sometime Thing (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:47 . 11.Oh, Doctor Jesus (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 02:00 . 12.Medley: Here Come De Honey Man/Crab Man/Oh, Dey’S So Fresh And Fine/(Strawberry Woman) (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 03:29 . 13.There’S A Boat Dat’S Leavin Soon For New York (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:54 . 14.Bess, Oh Where’S My Bess? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 02:36 . 15.Oh Lawd, I’M On My Way! (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 02:57

Herman Leonard

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Musicians : Louis Armstrong – Vocals, Trumpet . Ella Fitzgerald – Vocals . Paul Smith – Piano . Alvin Stoller – Drums . Russell Garcia – Conductor . Vincent Derosa – French Horn . Frank Beach – Trumpet . Buddy Childers – Trombone . Tony Rizzi – Guitar . Joe Mondragon – Double Bass . Cappy Lewis – Violin . Milt Bernhart – Violin . Marshall Cram – Violin . James Henderson – Violin . Lloyd Ulyate – Violin . Victor Arno – Violin . Robert Barene – Violin . Jacques Gasselin – Violin . Joseph Livoti – Violin . Dan Lube – Violin . Amerigo Marino – Violin – Violin . Bill Miller – Violin . Erno Neufeld – Violin . Marshall Sosson – Violin . Robert Sushel – Violin . Gerald Vinci – Violin . Tibor Zelig – Violin . Myron Bacon – Viola . Abraham Hochstein – Viola . Raymond Menhennick – Viola . Myron Sandler – Viola . Justin Di Tullio – Cello . Kurt Reher – Cello . William Van Den Burg – Cello

Phil Stern

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Production : Produced By Norman Granz

Package : Tommy Amer – Photography . Olivier Ducroq – Design . Norman Granz – Liner Notes . Hollis King – Art Direction . Dave Heffernan – Illustrations . Herman Leonard – Photography . Sheldon Marks – Art Direction . David Stone Martin – Illustrations . Phil Stern – Photography . Lawrence Stewart – Liner Notes . Lawrence D. Stewart – Liner Notes

Recorded On August 18-19 & October 14, 1957.

Released In 1957 By Verve.

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