Porgy and Bess: Introduction / Summertime

Name: Porgy and Bess: Introduction / Summertime
Duration: 4 min 54 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Introduction / Summertime	4:54	George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Skitch Henderson	Highlights from Porgy and Bess	George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Skitch Henderson	Album	US1989	Musical Heritage Society	MHS 512426K
1.1	Introduction; Summertime	4:54	George Gershwin	Great Scenes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess	George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, McHenry Boatwright, Skitch Henderson	Album	US1999	BMG Classics (read annotations before use)	09026-63312-2
1.1	Introduction; Summertime	4:54	George Gershwin	Great Scenes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess	George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, McHenry Boatwright, Skitch Henderson	Album	DE2000-10-02	RCA Red Seal	09026-63312-2
1.1	Porgy and Bess: Introduction / Summertime	4:54	George Gershwin	Porgy and Bess (Highlights)	George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, RCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson	Album	US-	RCA Classics	74321 24218 2
1.1	Porgy and Bess: Introduction; Summertime	4:55	George Gershwin	Porgy and Bess Highlights	Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield	Album		RCA Gold Seal	5234-2-RG

recording engineer:	Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17)
producer:	Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:	RCA Victor Orchestra (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17)
conductor:	Skitch Henderson (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	BMG Music (from 1963 to present)

recorded at:	Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17)

recording of:	1. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17) 2. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (from 1963-05-13 until 1963-05-17)

lyricist:	Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward
composer:	George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)

referred to in medleys:	Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime
later versions:	Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
part of:	Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 2)
arrangements:	Porgy and Bess: Summertime (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) Summertime (catch-all for arrangements)

lyricist:	Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward
composer:	George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)

publisher:	Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)

referred to in medleys:	Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime
later versions:	Jasbo Brown Blues (for piano solo)
part of:	Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 1)