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Porgy And Bess

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Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0042282747525
Label : Universal Classics
Manufacturer : Universal Classics
Publisher : Universal Classics
Release date : 1993-07-07
Title : Porgy And Bess
Original release date : 1957-08-18
Running time : 66
Studio : Universal Classics
MPN : 827475
Number of discs : 1

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2001-05-06 rating:

A brilliant soundtrack full of classic music.
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.

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