Davis, Miles

Porgy & Bess (nl/mono)

A fine 180-gram audiophile vinyl pressing. This studio album, originally released in March 1959, features arrangements by Davis and collaborator Gil Evans from George Gershwin's opera 'Porgy And Bess'. The album was recorded in four sessions on July 22, July 29, August 4, and August 18, 1958 at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. It is the second collaboration between Davis and Evans and has garnered much critical acclaim since its release, being acknowledged by music critics as the best of their collaborations. Jazz critics have regarded the album as historic.

Price

Genre

jazz/fusion/avantgarde 1920-1980s

Format

LP - 1 disk

Release date

04-02-2013

Label

Music On Vinyl

Item-nr

381589

EAN

8718469532070

Availability

Exp. 04-02-2013

TRACKS

Disk 1

1. BUZZARD SONG
2. BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW
3. GONE
4. GONE, GONE, GONE
5. SUMMERTIME
6. OH BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS
7. PRAYER (OH DOCTOR JESUS)
8. FISHERMEN, STRAWBERRY AND DEVIL CRAB
9. MY MAN'S GONE NOW
10. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
11. HERE COME DE HONEY MAN
12. I WANTS TO STAY HERE (AKA I LOVES YOU PORGY)
13. THERE'S A BOAT THAT'S LEAVING SOON FOR NEW YO