| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Columbia jazz masterpieces |
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Columbia jazz masterpieces.
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| Note |
Jazz orchestra arrangements of opera excerpts. |
| Performer |
Miles Davis, trumpet ; jazz ensemble ; Gil Evans, arranger-conductor. |
| Credits |
Reissue produced by Phil Schaap ; original recordings produced by Cal Lampley. |
| Event |
Recorded July 22 and 29, Aug. 4 and 18, 1958, 30th Street Studio, New York City. |
| Note |
Originally released on LP as Columbia CL 1274 in 1959; with bonus alternative takes (tracks 14-15). |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Charles Edward Smith, Bill Kirchner, and Phil Schaap (18 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Buzzard song (4:07) -- Bess, you is my woman now (5:10) -- Gone / Gil Evans (3:37) -- Gone, gone, gone (2:03) -- Summertime (3:17) -- Bess, oh where's my Bess (4:28) -- Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (4:39) -- Fisherman, Strawberry, and Devil Crab (4:06) -- My man's gone now (6:14) -- It ain't necessarily so (4:23) -- Here comes de honey man (1:18) -- I loves you, Porgy (3:39) -- There's a boat that's leaving soon for New York (3:23) -- I loves you, Porgy (take 1, 2nd version) (4:14) -- Gone (take 4) / Gil Evans (3:40). |
| Summary |
Take George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, add Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans, and you get this fine 1958 album. With the reissue, all the tracks have been remastered to the highest quality. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- 1951-1960.
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Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Trumpet with jazz ensemble.
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Jazz. (OCoLC)fst00982165
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Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged.
(OCoLC)fst01046207
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Trumpet with jazz ensemble. (OCoLC)fst01158120
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| Chronological Term |
1951-1960
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings. (OCoLC)fst01411639
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Excerpts. (OCoLC)fst01692837
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Arrangements (Music) (OCoLC)fst01920435
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Jazz.
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| Added Author |
Davis, Miles. Instrumentalist.
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Evans, Gil, 1912-1988. Arranger. Conductor.
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Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
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Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
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| Added Title |
Porgy and Bess. Selections; arranged
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| Note |
Title on container: George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess |
| Standard No. |
074646514122 |
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7464651412 |
| Music No. |
CK 65141 Columbia/Legacy |
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CL 1274 Columbia |
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