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Binding : Audio CDEAN : 0042282747525Label : Universal ClassicsManufacturer : Universal ClassicsPublisher : Universal ClassicsRelease date : 1993-07-07Title : Porgy And BessOriginal release date : 1957-08-18Running time : 66Studio : Universal ClassicsMPN : 827475Number of discs : 1 Getting the two most personable voices in jazz to sing an hour's worth of George Gershwin's opera iPorgy Bess/i (Ella doing all the female parts, Satchmo all the male) was a good idea, but not quite as great as it sounded. Armstrong savours the down-and-dirty Charlestonisms that inspired the cadences of the music and lyrics and they fit his happy rasp like an old shoe; Fitzgerald, conversely, sounds almost prissy every time she has to sing the word "ain't", though her melodic genius gets Gershwin's bold, supple tunes over. The arrangements are full-throttle Broadway, with a few leaps into Dixieland (including some fine Armstrong trumpet solos), but the disc works best when the vocalists break character and let their jazz side out. i--Douglas Wolk/i
The music of the Porgy and Bess soundtrack virtually transports you back to the deep south. With "modern day lullabies" such as summertime this is a perfect album to sit back and relax to. Allowing the classic and original vocal tones of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong to lull you away to a warm and romantic place.