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Porgy & Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

First released: Aug 1957, Length: 5:29

Creators (11)

Conductor

  1. Russell Garcia (18 Aug 1957)

Instruments

  1. Alvin Stoller (18 Aug 1957) drums (drum set)
  2. Buddy Childers (18 Aug 1957) trombone
  3. Frank Beach (18 Aug 1957) trumpet
  4. Joe Mondragon (18 Aug 1957) double bass
  5. Paul Smith (18 Aug 1957) piano
  6. Tony Rizzi (18 Aug 1957) guitar
  7. Victor Arno (18 Aug 1957) violin
  8. Vincent DeRosa (18 Aug 1957) French horn

Vocals

  1. Ella Fitzgerald (18 Aug 1957)
  2. Louis Armstrong (18 Aug 1957)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (18 Aug 1957) cover

    Composer

    1. George Gershwin (1934 - 1935)

    Lyricist

    1. DuBose Heyward
    2. Ira Gershwin

Releases containing this recording (27)

Official

Album

  1. Porgy & Bess Aug 1957 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  2. Porgy & Bess 16 Jun 1986 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  3. Porgy & Bess 1990 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  4. Porgy & Bess 2008 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  5. Porgy & Bess 2009 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  6. Porgy & Bess 22 Jun 2011 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
  7. Porgy & Bess 10 Aug 2018 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  8. Porgy & Bess (remastered) 26 Feb 2020 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  9. Porgy & Bess 2021 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  10. Porgy & Bess Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
  11. Porgy & Bess Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  12. Porgy & Bess Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  13. Porgy & Bess Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Album - Compilation

  1. The Complete Ella and Louis on Verve 20 May 1997 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  2. Jazz 'Round Midnight 23 Jun 1998 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  3. First Class Jazz (disc 4: Louis Armstrong) 2006 Louis Armstrong
  4. North Sea Jazz: Jazz Vocalists 08 Aug 2008 Various Artists
  5. Essential Collection 03 Jan 2011 Louis Armstrong
  6. Ella & Louis: The Complete Anthology 11 Sep 2015 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  7. Ella and Louis: The Anthology 2016 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  8. Ella & Louis: The Complete Norman Granz Sessions 2016 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  9. Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings 06 Apr 2018 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  10. Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings 2018 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  11. A Tribute to George Gershwin Various Artists