Porgy And Bess - Percy Faith

 

My Man's Gone Now

Percy Faith

Plays George Gershwin's

Porgy And Bess

Columbia CL 1298

1959

From the back cover : For this album I used two-orchestral combinations of thirty-seven and forty-two pieces. The performances of the men were so fine that I am inclined to give credit where credit is due, and list the names of those who played important solos, and to praise the orchestra as a whole. I have always thought of this orchestra as an individual, as a soloist rather than as an ensemble.

From Billboard - April 20, 1959: A sparkling album of Gershwin's folk opera – full of color, spirit and beautifully arranged. Material includes all the well-known songs, such as "Summertime," etc., and also much lesser-known material, as "Oh I Can't Sit Down," the street cries of "The Strawberry Woman" etc. The individual instrumentalists contribute greatly to the total effect, and are listed on the back cover by Percy Faith. Cover is an eye-catcher.

Violin - George Ockner

Piano - Bernie Leighton

Trumpet - "Doc" Severinses

Alto Sax - Jimmie Abato

Tenor Sax - Russ Banzer

Drums - Terry Snyder

Mallets - Phil Kraus

Cello - Lucien Schmidt

Oboe - Harold Feldman

Catfish Row

Summer Time

A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

My Man's Gone Now

Leavin' That Promised Land

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

Bess, You Is My Woman Now

Oh, I Can't Sit Down

It Ain't Necessarily So

The Strawberry Woman And The Crab Man

I Loves You, Porgy

There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York

Bess, Oh Where's My Bess

O Lawn, I'm On My Way