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Porgy & Bess (Mundell Lowe album)

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| name = Porgy & Bess

| type = Studio

| artist = Mundell Lowe and his All Stars

| cover = Porgy & Bess (Mundell Lowe album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1958

| recorded = July 16 & 17 and October 3, 1958
New York City

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| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 32:49

| label = RCA Camden
CAL-490

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| chronology = Mundell Lowe

| prev_title = A Grand Night for Swinging

| prev_year = 1957

| next_title = TV Action Jazz!

| next_year = 1959

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Porgy & Bess is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe and his All Stars featuring their interpretations of the George Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1958 for the RCA Camden label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/mundell-lowe/catalog/#rca-camden-cal-490 Mundell Lowe discography] accessed August 22, 2012

Reception

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| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Lowe's arrangements are colorful and swinging, doing justice to the music while turning the familiar themes into jazz".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/porgy-bess-mw0000869481 Allmusic Review] accessed August 22, 2012

Track listing

All compositions by George Gershwin

  1. "Summertime" - 4:46
  2. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 3:05
  3. "I Loves You, Porgy" - 4:57
  4. "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" - 2:50
  5. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" - 2:18
  6. "Red Headed Woman" - 2:22
  7. "My Man's Gone Now" - 3:24
  8. "It Takes a Long Pull to Get There" - 2:46
  9. "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 3:11
  10. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 3:10

Personnel

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Category:1958 albums

Category:Mundell Lowe albums

Category:RCA Camden Records albums

Mundell Lowe