Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson album)

Porgy & Bess
Studio album by Joe Henderson
Released	September 16, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:46
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Richard Seidel, Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson chronology
Big Band (1997) Porgy & Bess (1997)

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Porgy & Bess is a 1997 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's arrangements of music from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.

Track listing

1. "Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 0:56
2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:16
3. "Here Come de Honey Man/They Pass by Singin'" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 2:04
4. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:58
5. "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:52
6. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:15
7. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:27
8. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:18
9. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:42
10. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:58

Personnel

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Conrad Herwig – trombone
• John Scofield – electric guitar
• Stefon Harris – vibes
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack Dejohnette – drums
• Chaka Khan – vocal on track 2
• Sting – vocal on track 7

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