Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. Buzzard Song

~ Recording by Todd Duncan, Eva Jessye Choir, Decca Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Smallens

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.2Porgy and Bess: Buzzard Song?:??George GershwinSelections from George Gershwin’s Folk Opera Porgy and BessGeorge Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Eva Jessye Choir, Decca Symphony Orchestra, Alexander SmallensAlbum + Soundtrack
Decca Records29067 A/B, 29068 A/B, 29069 A/B, 29070 A/B, Decca Album no. 145
1.6Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. Buzzard Song?:??George GershwinGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and BessGeorge Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Decca Symphony OrchestraAlbum + Soundtrack
Decca RecordsDL 79024
1.8Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. Buzzard Song3:41Todd Duncan & Eva Jessye ChoirPorgy 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:Todd Duncan (baritone) (on 1940-05-15)
choir vocals:Eva Jessye Choir (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:Decca Symphony Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
conductor:Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1940-05-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1940)
recording of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’” (on 1940-05-15)

Related works

Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’”

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I (order: 5)