The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1965
Recorded	July 23 & 26, 1964 and April 26, 1965 RCA Webster Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:51
Label	Atlantic 1440
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Collaboration (1964) The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1964-65) Jazz Dialogue (1965)
Milt Jackson chronology
Collaboration (1964) The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1964-65) Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet performing the score to George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1964-65 and released on the Atlantic label.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "The Modern Jazz Quartet is alive and well in this effort, thoroughly brewing with overbearing optimism. Lavish in orchestration, shining with dexterity, it is no wonder that it is rare to find such a group that can emulate George Gershwin's work with such spontaneity and prowess".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by George Gershwin

1. "Summertime" - 5:38
2. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37
3. "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20
4. "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21
5. "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23
6. "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14
7. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums

References

1. Haney, S. M. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2012
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 30, 2012