Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I

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lyricist:DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act I
parts:1. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues
2. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin’ to call…” – “I been sweatin’ all day”
4. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Roll them bones”
5. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you … A woman is a sometime thing”
6. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here come de honey man”
7. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here’s the ol’ crap shark“
8. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’” – “Here comes Big Boy!” – “Don’t you ever let a woman grieve you”
9. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Six to make!"
10. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Oh, little stars” – “Touch that money an’ meet yo’ Gawd!”
11. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Wake up an’ hit it out” – “That you, Sportin’ Life?”

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1952-09-21Porgy & Bess: Act One, Scene I. No, no, brother (live, 1952-09-21: Titania Palast, Berlin, Germany)live and partialWilliam Warfield, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens1:41