The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by the American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet performing the score to George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1964-65 and released on the Atlantic label."The Modern Jazz Quartet Catalog", Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
Reception
The AllMusic review says, "The Modern Jazz Quartet is alive and well in this effort, thoroughly brewing with overbearing optimism. Lavish in orchestration, shining with dexterity, it is no wonder that it is rare to find such a group that can emulate George Gershwin's work with such spontaneity and prowess".
Track listing All compositions by George Gershwin "Summertime" - 5:38 "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37 "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20 "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21 "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23 "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14 "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18
Personnel Milt Jackson – vibraphone John Lewis – piano Percy Heath – double bass Connie Kay – drums
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