Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. It Take a Long Pull to Get There

~ Recording by Edward Matthews, Decca Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Smallens

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. It Take a Long Pull to Get There?:??George GershwinGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and BessGeorge Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Decca Symphony OrchestraAlbum + Soundtrack
Decca RecordsDL 79024
1.6Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There2:07Edward Matthews & Male ChorusPorgy and Bess (Selections): Original Cast and Other Early Recordings (Recorded 1935–1942)Gershwin; Anne Brown, Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Paul Robeson, Lawrence Tibbett, Jascha HeifetzAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003-01
Naxos Historical8.110219, 8.110219–20, 8.110220

Relationships

baritone vocals:Edward Matthews (African-American baritone opera singer) (on 1942-05-23)
orchestra:Decca Symphony Orchestra (on 1942-05-23)
conductor:Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1942-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1942)
recording of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there” (on 1942-05-23)

Related works

Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there”

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I (order: 1)