| Other author/creator | Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | White, Willard singer. |
| Other author/creator | Mitchell, Leona singer. |
| Other author/creator | Boatwright, McHenry, 1928-1994, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Clemmons, François, 1945- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Hendricks, Barbara singer. |
| Other author/creator | Quivar, Florence singer. |
| Other author/creator | Conrad, Barbara singer. |
| Other author/creator | Thompson, Arthur, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Maazel, Lorin, 1930-2014 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy. |
| Other author/creator | Cleveland Orchestra. Chorus performer. |
| Other author/creator | Cleveland Orchestra, instrumentalist. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Jasbo Brown blues -- Summertime -- Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin' to call -- I been sweatin' all day -- A woman is a sometime thing : Lissen to yo' daddy warn you --- Here come de honey man -- Here's the ol' crap shark! -- The pass by singin' -- Here comes Big Boy! -- Don't you ever let a woman greive you -- Oh, little stars -- Touch that money an' meet yo' Gawd! -- Wake up an' hit it out -- That you, Sportin' Life? -- Gone, gone, gone -- Overflow, overflow -- Gawd got plenty of money for de saucer -- Um! A saucer stan' now, my sister? -- Headin' for the Promis' Lan' -- It takes a long pull to get there : Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks -- Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' -- Lissen thee, what I tells you -- I hates yo' struttin' style -- Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for somebody? -- Dey's a Buckra comin' -- Buzzard song : Look out, dat's a buzzard -- Lo, Bess, goin' to picnic? -- Bess, you is my woman now -- Oh, I can't sit down -- I ain't got no shame -- It ain't necessarily so -- Shame on all you sinners -- Bess! . . . Crown! -- Oh . . . what you want wid Bess? -- Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for -- Take yo' han's off me, I say -- Oh doctor Jesus -- Oh deys so fresh an' fine -- I'm talkin' about devil crabs -- Porgy, Porgy,dat you there -- I loves you, Porgy -- Why you been out on that wharf -- Oh Doctor Jesus -- Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens -- One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up singin' -- Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do' -- You is a nice parcel of Christians -- If Gawd want to kill me -- Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens -- A red-headed woman -- Jake's boat in de river -- Oh, Doctor Jesus -- Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted -- Crown, Crown, don't you be -- Summertime -- Interlude (Death of Crown) -- Introduction -- Wait for us at the corner, Al -- What is your name? -- You've got to go Porgy -- Oh, Gawd! They goin' make him look -- There's a boat dat's leavin' -- Introduction -- Good mornin', sistuh! -- Thank Gawd I's home again! -- Dem white folks sure ain't put nuthin' -- Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess -- Bess is gone -- Oh Lawd, I'm on my way. |
| General note | London: 414 559-2 (414 560-2--414 562-2). |
| General note | Opera in 3 acts. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes (in English, German and French) and libretto (in English) in booklet. |
| General note | Issued also as analog disc: OSA 13116. |
| Performer |
Leona Mitchell, Barbara Hendricks, sopranos ; Florence Quivar, Barbara Conrad, mezzo-sopranos ; François Clemmons, tenor ; Arthur Thompson, baritone ; McHenry Boatwright, bass-baritone ; Willard White, bass ; supporting soloists ; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus ; Cleveland Orchestra ; Lorin Maazel, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Masonic Hall, Cleveland, Aug. 1975. |
| Other title | Crown, Crown don't you be downhearted (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Jasbro Brown blues (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Summertime (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, nobody know when the Lawd is goin' to call (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | I been sweatin' all day (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Woman is a sometime thing (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Lissen to yo' daddy warn you (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Here come de honey man (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Here's the ol' crap shark! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Pass by singin' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Here comes Big Boy! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Don't you ever let a woman grieve you (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, little stars (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Touch that money an' meet yo' Gawd! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Wake up an' hit it out (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | That you, Sportin' Life? (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Gone, gone, gone (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Overflow, overflow (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Gawd got plenty of money for de saucer (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Um! A saucer-burial setup, I see (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | My man's gone now (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | How de saucer stan' now, my sister! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Headin' for the Promis' Lan' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | It takes a long pull to get there (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Lissen there, what I tells you (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | I hates yo' struttin' style (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for somebody? (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Dey's a Buckra comin' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Buzzard song (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Look out, dat's a buzzard (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Lo, Bess, goin' to picnic? (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Bess, you is my woman now (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, I can't sit down (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | I ain't got no shame (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Shame on all you sinners (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Bess! . . . Crown! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh . . . what you want wid Bess? (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Take yo' han's off me, I say (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh doctor Jesus (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh deys so fresh an' fine (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | I'm talkin' about devil crabs (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Porgy, Porgy, dat you there (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | I loves you, Porgy (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Why you been out on that wharf (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up singin' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | You is a nice parcel of Christians (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | If Gawd want to kill me (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Red-headed woman (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Jake's boat in de river (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Clara, Clara, don't yo be downhearted (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Death of Crown (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Wait for us at the corner, Al (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | What is your name? (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | You've got to go Porgy (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, Gawd! They goin' make him look (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | There's a boat dat's leavin' (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Good mornin', sistuh! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Thank Gawd I's home again! (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Dem white folks sure ain't put nuthin (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Bess is gone (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| Other title | Oh Lawd, I'm on my way (Porgy and Bess / Gershwin) |
| UPC |
2894145592 |
| Publisher number | 414 559-2 London |
| Publisher number | 414 560-2 London |
| Publisher number | 414 561-2 London |
| Publisher number | 414 562-2 London |
