Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 1. Buzzard Song by Todd Duncan & Eva Jessye Choir

First released: 1940, Length: 3:41

Creators (4)

Conductor

1. Alexander Smallens (15 May 1940)

Orchestra

1. Decca Symphony Orchestra (15 May 1940)

Vocals

1. Eva Jessye Choir (15 May 1940) choir vocals
2. Todd Duncan (15 May 1940) baritone vocals

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’” (15 May 1940)
   

   Composer

   1. George Gershwin (1934 - 1935)

   Lyricist

   1. DuBose Heyward
   2. Ira Gershwin

Releases containing this recording (3)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

1. Selections from George Gershwin’s Folk Opera Porgy and Bess 1940 George Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Eva Jessye Choir, Decca Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Smallens
2. George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess 1959 George Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Decca Symphony Orchestra

Album - Compilation

1. Porgy and Bess (Selections): Original Cast and Other Early Recordings (Recorded 1935–1942) Jan 2003 Gershwin; Anne Brown, Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Paul Robeson, Lawrence Tibbett, Jascha Heifetz