Miles Davis records ‘Porgy and Bess’ composed by George Gershwin and arraged by Gil Evans (1958)

Miles Davis‘ ‘Porgy and Bess’ is a studio album (featuring arrangements by Davis and Gil Evans from the George Gershwin’s opera) recorded on July 22 and August 18, 1958 and released on March 1959 by Columbia Records.

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1 . Gone Gone Gone/Summertime (Montreux 1991)

2 . Summertime (w/ Quincy Jones & Orchestra, Montreux 1991)

3 . MY MANS GONE NOW (TOKYO, 1981)

4 . Here Come De Honey Man (Montreux, 1991)

Track listing : . 1.The Buzzard Song G. Gershwin 4:07 . 2.Bess, You Is My Woman Now (George Gershwin) – 05:10 . 3.Gone Gil Evans 3:37 . 4.Gone, Gone, Gone (George Gershwin) – 02:03 . 5.Summertime (George Gershwin) – 03:17 . 6.Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? (George Gershwin) – 04:18 . 7.Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (George Gershwin) – 04:39 . 8.Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab (George Gershwin) – 04:06 . 9.My Man’s Gone Now (George Gershwin) – 06:14 . 10.It Ain’t Necessarily So (George Gershwin) – 04:23 . 11.Here Come De Honey Man (George Gershwin) – 01:18 . 12.I Wants to Stay Here (a.k.a. I Loves You, Porgy) (George Gershwin) – 03:39 . 13.There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York (George Gershwin) – 03:23 .

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Musicians : . Miles Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn . Ernie Royal – trumpet . Bernie Glow – trumpet . Johnny Coles – trumpet . Louis Mucci – trumpet . Dick Hixon – trombone . Frank Rehak – trombone . Jimmy Cleveland – trombone . Joe Bennett – trombone . Willie Ruff – horn . Julius Watkins – horn . Gunther Schuller – horn . Bill Barber – tuba . Phil Bodner – flute, alto flute & clarinet . Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute & clarinet . Romeo Penque – flute, alto flute & clarinet . Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone . Danny Bank – alto flute, bass flute & bass clarinet . Paul Chambers – bass . Jimmy Cobb – drums on (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14) . Philly Joe Jones – drums on (3 – 4 – 9 – 15) . Gil Evans – arranger & conductor .

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Production . Produced by Teo Macero, Cal Lampley . Frank Laico – recording engineer . Tom “Curly” Ruff – Engineer .

Packaging : . Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera – Art Direction . Roy de Carava – Photography . Don Hunstein – Photography . Bill Kirchner – Liner Notes . Charles Edward Smith – Liner Notes . Teresa Alfieri – Design .

Recorded on July 22 and August 18, 1958 at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City .

Released on March 1959 by Columbia Records.