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Porgy and Bess (Sony SICP 1205)

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Title: Porgy and Bess
Label: Sony SICP 1205 (CD)
Number of tracks: 13
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Details: July 22, 1958; July 29, 1958; August 4, 1958; August 18, 1958

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (50:39) are displayed below.

1 Buzzard Song (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Aug 4, 1958] 4:06
2 Bess, You is My Woman Now (G. Gershwin-D. Heyward) [Jul 29, 1958] 5:10
3 Gone (G. Evans) [Jul 22, 1958] 3:38
4 Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jul 22, 1958] 2:03
5 Summertime (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin-D. Heyward) [Aug 4, 1958] 3:18
6 Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess [Aug 4, 1958] 4:29
7 Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Aug 4, 1958] 4:40
8 Fishermen, Strawberry, and Devil Crab (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jul 29, 1958] 4:07
9 My Man's Gone Now (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin) [Jul 22, 1958] 6:19
10 It Ain't Necessarily So (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jul 29, 1958] 4:24
11 Here Come de Honey Man (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jul 29, 1958] 1:21
12 I Loves You, Porgy (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Aug 18, 1958] 3:40
13 There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Aug 4, 1958] 3:24


July 22, 1958
Miles Davis (tpt, flh); Ernie Royal (tpt); Johnny Coles (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Joe Bennett (tb); Frank Rehak (tb); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Dick Hixon (tb); Willie Ruff (frh); Julius Watkins (frh); Gunther Schuller (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Romeo Penque (fl, alto fl, cl); Phil Bodner (fl, alto fl, cl); Danny Bank (alto fl, bcl); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

July 29, 1958
Miles Davis (tpt, flh); Ernie Royal (tpt); Johnny Coles (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Joe Bennett (tb); Frank Rehak (tb); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Dick Hixon (tb); Willie Ruff (frh); Julius Watkins (frh); Gunther Schuller (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Romeo Penque (fl, alto fl, cl); Phil Bodner (fl, alto fl, cl); Danny Bank (alto fl, bcl); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

August 4, 1958
Miles Davis (tpt, flh); Ernie Royal (tpt); Johnny Coles (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Joe Bennett (tb); Frank Rehak (tb); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Dick Hixon (tb); Willie Ruff (frh); Julius Watkins (frh); Gunther Schuller (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Romeo Penque (fl, alto fl, cl); Jerome Richardson (fl, alto fl, cl); Danny Bank (alto fl, bcl); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

August 18, 1958
Miles Davis (tpt, flh); Ernie Royal (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Joe Bennett (tb); Frank Rehak (tb); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Dick Hixon (tb); Willie Ruff (frh); Julius Watkins (frh); Gunther Schuller (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Romeo Penque (fl, alto fl, cl); Jerome Richardson (fl, alto fl, cl); Danny Bank (alto fl, bcl); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

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