- jazz
- 41 min
- 10 tracks
- Verve
Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess is a 1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson, playing selections from George Gershwin's 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and intimate.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'6:26
- 2I Wants to Stay Here (a.k.a. I Loves You, Porgy)6:22
- 3Summertime3:51
- 4Oh Dey's So Fresh and Fine (Strawberry Woman)0:56
- 5Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way!2:36
- 6It Ain't Necessarily So4:02
- 7There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York7:14
- 8Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?4:57
- 9Here Come de Honey Man1:11
- 10Bess, You Is My Woman Now3:28
10 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Oscar Peterson
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1959
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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