The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
| Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 23 & 26, 1964, April 26, 1965 | |||
| Venue | RCA Webster Hall, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1440 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by the 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.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
The AllMusic review says, "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".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by George Gershwin
- "Summertime" - 5:38
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37
- "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20
- "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23
- "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14
- "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18
Personnel
[edit]- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – double bass
- Connie Kay – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "The Modern Jazz Quartet Catalog", Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Haney, S. M. The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Down Beat: December 16, 1965 vol. 32, no. 26
