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Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson album)

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Porgy & Bess
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997
RecordedMay 25–28, 1997
StudioAvatar, New York
GenreJazz
Length53:46
LabelVerve Records
ProducerRichard Seidel, Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson chronology
Big Band
(1997)
Porgy & Bess
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Porgy & Bess is a 1997 album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's arrangements of music from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. It was his final album as a leader.

Track listing

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  1. "Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues" – 0:56
  2. "Summertime" – 7:16
  3. "Here Come de Honey Man/They Pass by Singin'" – 2:04
  4. "My Man's Gone Now" – 6:58
  5. "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" – 6:52
  6. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 5:15
  7. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 6:27
  8. "I Loves You, Porgy" – 4:18
  9. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 6:42
  10. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 6:58

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Porgy and Bess - Joe Henderson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 689. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.