Summertime

~ Recording by Joe Sample

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Summertime6:49Joe SampleInvitationJoe SampleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9362-45209-2
1.5Summertime6:49Joe SampleInvitationJoe SampleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 45209-2
1.9Summertime6:49Joe SampleThe Best of Joe SampleJoe SampleAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-07-21
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 46937-2
1.9Summertime6:49Joe SampleThe Best of Joe SampleJoe SampleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9362 - 46937-2
1.11Summertime6:48Joe SampleIntroducing Joe SampleJoe SampleAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)8122733312
1.5Summertime6:49Joe SampleInvitationJoe SampleAlbum
  • XW2009-10-20
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)

Relationships

assistant engineer:Chris Albert (US engineer)
Robert Smith (engineer)
producer:Tommy LiPuma
mixer:Al Schmitt
double bass:Cecil McBee
drums (drum set):Victor Lewis (US jazz drummer)
arranger:Joe Sample
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (instrumental)

Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin (in 1934)
Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934)
DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:Chappell & Co.
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Chappell Music Ltd.
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing
George Gershwin Music
New Dawn Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28)
WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 1)
later translated parody versions:Tschibuti
later translated versions:C'est l'été
Sommartid
Summa is
Summertime (French lyrics)
Tiempo de verano
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
is the basis for:And the Living Is Easy
Doin’ Time
One of These Mornings
Summer Time
Summertime Variations
Summertime Variations
The Bones of You
光のない部屋
arrangements:Summertime (arr. for guitar by 武満徹)
Summertime (catch-all for arrangements)
Summertime (Rick Wakeman arrangement)
Summertime (for brass band, arr. Snell)
Summertime (Kahil El’Zabar arrangement)
Summertime (arr. Dickson‐Place, for TBB a cappella)
music quoted in:Fame
lyrics quoted in:Doin’ Time