Porgy and Bess (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album)

Porgy and Bess
Studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae
Released	1959
Genre	Jazz
Label	Decca DL 8554
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
Sammy Davis, Jr. at Town Hall (1958) Porgy and Bess (1959) Sammy Awards (1960)
Carmen McRae chronology
Carmen for Cool Ones (1958) Porgy and Bess (1958) Birds of a Feather (1958)

Porgy and Bess is a 1959 album by Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae of selections from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. Davis and McRae were accompanied by the Bill Thompson singers and the album was arranged by Buddy Bregman and conducted by Bregman, Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens.^[1][2]

Track listing

1. "Summertime"
2. "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing"
3. "My Man's Gone Now"
4. "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'"
5. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"
6. "It Ain't Necessarily So"
7. "I Loves You, Porgy"
8. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York"
9. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess"
10. "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way"

All music composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin.

Personnel

• Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae - vocals
• The Bill Thompson Singers - vocal
• Buddy Bregman - arranger, conductor
• Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - conductor

References

1. Jerry Osborne (November 2002). Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 1982–. ISBN 978-0-932117-37-3.
2. Porgy and Bess at AllMusic