Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess
Tracklist
| A1 | The Buzzard Song | |
| A2 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | |
| A3 | Gone | |
| A4 | Gone, Gone, Gone | |
| A5 | Summertime | |
| A6 | Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | |
| B1 | Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) | |
| B2 | Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab | |
| B3 | My Man's Gone Now | |
| B4 | It Ain't Necessarily So | |
| B5 | Here Come De Honey Man | |
| B6 | I Loves You, Porgy | |
| B7 | There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Columbia Studios, Hollywood
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Credits
- Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
- Composed By – George Gershwin
- Conductor – Gil Evans
- Drums – Jimmy Cobb (tracks: A2, B2, B4, B5)
- Engineer – Ray Moore
- Flute – Romeo Penque
- French Horn – Willie Ruff
- Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith
- Photography By – Roy De Carava*
- Saxophone – Danny Banks*
- Trombone – Dick Hixon*
- Trumpet – Louis Mucci*
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Miles Davis
- Tuba – John ("Bill") Barber*
Notes
Columbia red/black, "6-eye" logo center labels, deep groove
Label variation: album title written on one line and "With orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans" written on two lines.
Recorded 7/22/1958: tracks A3, A4, B3;
7/29/1958: tracks A2, B2, B4, B5;
8/04/1958: tracks A1, A6, B1;
8/18/1958: tracks A5, B6, B7
Label variation: album title written on one line and "With orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans" written on two lines.
Recorded 7/22/1958: tracks A3, A4, B3;
7/29/1958: tracks A2, B2, B4, B5;
8/04/1958: tracks A1, A6, B1;
8/18/1958: tracks A5, B6, B7
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Label): x"Lp" 44661
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Label): x"Lp" 44662
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A - Runout): XLP44661-2AF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B - Runout): XLP44662-2AH
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A - Runout): XLP44661 - 2C [stamped] H I [etched]
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B - Runout [etched]): XLP - 44662 - 2C H I
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side A - Runout): XLP44661-2AL
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side B - Runout (stamped)): XLP - 44662 - 2C 1 T H 1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side A - Runout): XLP44661-2AB
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side B - Runout): XLP44662-2AK
- Pressing Plant ID (H I opposite side of matrix number): H
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side A - Runout): XLP44661-2L | |
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side B - Runout): XLP44662-2AG
Other Versions (5 of 200)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Porgy And Bess (LP, Album, Stereo) | Columbia | CS 8085 | US | 1959 | |||
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Porgy And Bess (LP, Album, Stereo) | Columbia | CS 8085 | Canada | 1959 | ||
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Porgy And Bess (10", Album, Mono) | Fontana | 662.036, 662.036 MR | 1959 | |||
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Porgy And Bess (LP, Album, Mono) | Fontana | TFL 5056, TFL.5056 | UK | 1959 | ||
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Porgy And Bess (LP, Mono) | Fontana | 682 044 TL | UK & Europe | 1959 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Does Jazz go nowhere? Porky and Bess with all it's thrill and color has only two names Miles Davis and Gil Evans to put an end to that.
A masterful recording and fortunately the record is clean with all nuance preserved. Give this a thorough listen, please.
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