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It Ain’t Necessarily So

Song
jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements

Creators (4)

Composer

  1. George Gershwin composer

Lyricist

  1. Ira Gershwin
  2. DuBose Heyward
  3. Dorothy Heyward playwright

Was Commissioned By

  1. Gershwin Publishing Corp

Publisher

  1. Chappell Music Co. Inc.
  2. Gershwin Publishing Corp
  3. Warner/Chappell North America Limited

Related Works (8)

Later Versions

  1. I waas ned obs wiaklich so woa translated
  2. C’n’est pas nécessairement ça translated
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So (from ‘Porgy and Bess’)

Referred To In Medleys

  1. It Ain’t Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary
  2. Porgy and Bess Suite

Is The Basis For

  1. Etude on "It Ain't Necessarily So"
  2. Vals
  3. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”

Recordings (237)

  1. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:52 by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (1936) matrix B18266-1
  2. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Oscar Peterson (1953)
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? instrumental by Oscar Peterson (1954)
  4. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:03 instrumental by Ahmad Jamal (1955)
  5. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:06 instrumental by Cal Tjader (1956)
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:25 cover by Peggy Lee (1956)
  7. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:25 by Miles Davis (1958)
  8. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:47 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958)
  9. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:25 instrumental, cover by Miles Davis (1958)
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:26 cover by Bobby Darin (Mar 1959)
  11. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:34 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959)
  12. It Ain’t Necessarily So 5:01 instrumental, cover by Evans Bradshaw (1959)
  13. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:09 by Mundell Lowe and His All Stars (1959)
  14. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:48 instrumental by Oscar Peterson (1959)
  15. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:03 cover by Lena Horne (1959)
  16. Bess You Is My Woman / It Ain't Necessarily So 9:53 medley, instrumental by Jaki Byard (1961)
  17. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Miles Davis (1961)
  18. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Miles Davis (1961)
  19. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Miles Davis (1961)
  20. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:52 by George Chakiris (1962)
  21. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? instrumental by Pete Jolly (1962)
  22. It Ain't Necessarily So 5:02 instrumental by Freddie Roach (1963)
  23. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:05 live, cover by “Brother” Jack McDuff (1963) mono
  24. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:51 live by The Oscar Peterson Trio (1964)
  25. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:21 cover by The Honeycombs (1964)
  26. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:21 cover by The Moody Blues (23 Jul 1965)
  27. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:21 instrumental by The Modern Jazz Quartet (1965) stereo
  28. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:23 cover by The Modern Jazz Quartet (1965) mono
  29. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:31 instrumental by Erroll Garner (1967)
  30. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Denis Lopez (1967)
  31. It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / Summertime 4:30 medley, live, instrumental by Teddy Wilson (1976)
  32. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? instrumental by Erroll Garner (1977)
  33. It Ain’t Necessarily So 10:23 by Grant Green (1980)
  34. It Ain't Necessarily So 5:49 instrumental by Joe Pass (1982)
  35. Overture: Porgy and Bess. Medley: Summertime / It Ain’t Necessarily So / I Loves You, Porgy 7:32 medley, live by Sarah Vaughan (18 Mar 1983)
  36. It Ain’t Necessarily So (12″ version) 5:21 cover by Bronski Beat (1984)
  37. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:05 cover by Bronski Beat (1984)
  38. Ain’t Necessarily So 4:43 cover by Bronski Beat (1984)
  39. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:08 live, cover by Bronski Beat (25 Mar 1985) live, 1984-11-29: Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK
  40. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:45 cover by Bronski Beat (1985)
  41. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:14 cover by Ish Ledesma (03 Mar 1986)
  42. Porgy and Bess (Suite): It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:55 instrumental by The Canadian Brass (29 Sep 1987)
  43. Medley: Summertime / It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess, Oh Where's My Bess 5:08 medley by Frank Sinatra (1987)
  44. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Aretha Franklin (1987)
  45. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:32 by Louis Armstrong (1988)
  46. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:32 by Paul Robeson (1988)
  47. Gershwin Medley 4:29 medley, instrumental by Art Tatum (1988)
  48. Porgy and Bess: Abertura / It Ain't Necessarily So 5:25 medley, instrumental by Mario‐Ratko Delorko (1989)
  49. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:07 cover by Aretha Franklin (1989)
  50. Ain’t Necessarily So 4:08 cover by Bronski Beat (01 Mar 1990) single version
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Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920365

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