★ AMG 四星半、企鵝爵士評鑑三星半推薦,入選葛萊美名人堂專輯殊榮肯定
★ 作曲家 George Gershwin 透過藍調與爵士樂描寫非裔美國人生活的歌劇力作,而 Ella Fitzgerald 與 Louis Armstrong 的演出則被公認為此劇最成功的爵士人聲版本
演出者:
Bass – Dale Jones (tracks: D5-D6)
Clarinet – Edmond Hall (tracks: D5-D6)
Drums – Barrett Deems (tracks: D5-D6)
Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: D5-D6)
Trombone – Trummy Young (tracks: D5-D6)
Trumpet, Vocals – Louis Armstrong
Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald, The Jud Conlon Singers (tracks: D4)
指揮:
Russell Garcia – arranger, conductor
樂團成員:
Violins – Victor Arno, Robert Barene, Jacques Gasselin, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Amerigo Marino, Erno Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Robert Sushel, Gerald Vinci, Tibor Zelig
Violas – Myron Bacon, Abraham Hochstein, Raymond Menhennick, Myron Sandler
Cellos – Justin Di Tullio, Kurt Reher, William Van Den Burg
Trumpets – Frank Beach, Buddy Childers, Cappy Lewis
Trombones – Milt Bernhart, Marshall Cram, James Henderson, Lloyd Ulyate
French Horn – Vincent DeRosa
Piano – Bill Miller, Paul Smith
Guitar – Tony Rizzi
Double Bass – Joe Mondragon
Drums – Alvin Stoller
曲目:
LP 1
Side A
1. Overture
2. Summertime
3. I Want To Stay Here
Side B
1. My Man’s Gone Now
2. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
3. Buzzard Song
4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
LP 2
Side C
1. It Ain’t Necessarily So
2. What You Want Wid Bess
3. A Woman Is A Somtime Thing
4. Oh, Doctor Jesus
Side D
1. Medley: Here Come De Honey Man / Crab Man / Oh, Dey’s So Fresh & Fine (Strawberry Woman)
2. There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon For New York
3. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?
4. Oh, Lawd, I’m On My Way!
5. You Won't Be Satisfied (Bonus Track)
6. Undecided (Bonus Track)
錄音資料:
Recorded in Los Angeles, California, August 18 (Tracks A2, B2, B4 & C1), August 19 (tracks C3, D2 & D4), August 28 (tracks A3, B1, B3, C2 & D1 ["Here Come De Honey Man" & "Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine"]), and October 14 (tracks A1, C4, D1 ["Crab Man"] & D3), 1957.
Bonus tracks (D5-D6) recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl, California, August 15, 1956