Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess is a 1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson, playing selections from George Gershwin's 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess.
Track listing "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" – 6:26 "I Wants to Stay Here" (also known as "I Love You Porgy" – 6:22 "Summertime" – 3:50 "Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine" – 0:55 "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!" – 2:35 "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01 "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 7:13 "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 4:56 "Here Come de Honey Man" – 1:11 "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 3:28
All songs composed by George Gershwin, with all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward, unless otherwise indicated.
Personnel Recorded October 12, 1959, Los Angeles, California:
Performance Oscar Peterson - piano Ray Brown - double bass Ed Thigpen - drums
Production Norman Granz - producer Batt Brown - assistant producer Jon Schapiro Aric Lach Morrison Benny Green - liner notes Suha Gur - mastering Michael Lang - supervisor David Lau - director, art direction Herman Leonard - photography Nausica Loukakos - design David Stone Martin - artwork Phil Schaap - research, restoration
See also Porgy and Bess (Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass album)
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