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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

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 5:01 instrumental, cover by Evans Bradshaw (1959)
  12. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:34 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (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 2:32 by Paul Robeson (1988)
  46. Gershwin Medley 4:29 medley, instrumental by Art Tatum (1988)
  47. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:32 by Louis Armstrong (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
  51. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:23 cover by Miles Davis (1990)
  52. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:14 by The Oscar Peterson Trio (1990)
  53. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:01 by Georgia Brown (1990)
  54. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:46 cover by Indigo (1991)
  55. It Ain’t Necessarily So (Porgy and Bess) 2:59 instrumental by [unknown] (1991)
  56. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:29 instrumental by The Jazztet (1991)
  57. It Ain't Necessarily So 1:35 by Beverly Kenney (17 Nov 1992)
  58. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:19 by Ella Mae Morse (1992)
  59. It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess, You Is My Woman / Liza 4:11 medley, live, instrumental by Teddy Wilson (1992)
  60. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:23 cover by Peggy Lee (1992)
  61. “Porgy and Bess” Medley 8:15 medley, live, cover by Mel Tormé (1992)
  62. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:11 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1992) unverified source
  63. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:43 instrumental by Mary Lou Williams (1993)
  64. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:28 instrumental by The Jazztet (1993)
  65. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:07 cover by Bronski Beat (1993)
  66. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:23 cover by Miles Davis (1993)
  67. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:57 by [unknown] (08 Mar 1994)
  68. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:03 by George Gershwin (22 Mar 1994)
  69. It Ain't Necessarily 4:42 cover by Bronski Beat (11 Oct 1994)
  70. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:25 cover by Peggy Lee (1994)
  71. Ain't Necessarily So 3:28 by Carol Kidd (1994)
  72. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:50 by Porgy & Bess, original Broadway cast (1994)
  73. Gershwin Medley: It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess You Is My Woman / Summertime 5:40 medley, live, instrumental by Teddy Wilson (1994)
  74. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:03 by Marcus Roberts (1994)
  75. Porgy and Bess Medley 17:44 medley, instrumental by Eddie Higgins (1995)
  76. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:58 cover by Sammy Davis Jr. (1995)
  77. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:51 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1995)
  78. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:06 cover by Bronski Beat (1995)
  79. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:17 instrumental by Oscar Peterson (27 Feb 1996)
  80. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16 by Oscar Peterson (21 May 1996)
  81. It Ain't Necessarily So 5:00 instrumental by 101 Strings (1996)
  82. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:42 by Wesla Whitfield (29 Apr 1997)
  83. It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy & Bess) 3:29 by Colm Wilkinson (29 Apr 1997)
  84. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:27 by Joe Henderson (16 Sep 1997)
  85. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:35 by Paul Robeson (1997)
  86. Porgy and Bess 2:11 partial, medley, instrumental by University of Michigan Marching Band (01 Jan 1998)
  87. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:34 by Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra (09 Jun 1998)
  88. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:24 cover by Miles Davis (25 Aug 1998)
  89. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:39 by Finley Quaye (06 Oct 1998)
  90. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:31 cover by Ella Fitzgerald (27 Oct 1998)
  91. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:26 by Miles Davis (22 Dec 1998)
  92. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:37 instrumental by Jack Jezzro (1998)
  93. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:32 by Maxine Sullivan & Orchestra (1998) Mat. BS 030384-1 - Victor 26132. NYC, 10/12/1938
  94. Gershwin Medley: The Man I Love / Summertime / I've Got Plenty of Nuttin' / It Ain't Necessarily So 4:25 medley, live, instrumental by Art Tatum (1998)
  95. It Ain’t Necessarily So 5:32 by Jocelyn B. Smith (1998)
  96. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:53 by Susannah McCorkle (1998)
  97. Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Bronski Beat (1998)
  98. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:37 by Maxine Sullivan (1998)
  99. Porgy and Bess: Act II: It Ain't Necessarily So 4:33 instrumental by hr brass (1998)
  100. It Ain't Necessarily So 8:36 instrumental by Eddie Henderson Quintet (1998)
  101. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:38 by Stan Kenton (27 Jun 1999)
  102. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:55 instrumental by Broadway Ballroom Orchestra (1999)
  103. It Ain't Necessarily So 12:20 instrumental by Bennie Wallace (1999)
  104. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (1999)
  105. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:23 cover by Peggy Lee (1999)
  106. Lorelei / It Ain't Necessarily So / Sam and Delilah 5:17 medley by Julie Wilson (1999)
  107. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:33 by Maxine Sullivan (1999)
  108. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16 by Teri Thornton (1999)
  109. It Ain't Necessarily So 8:44 instrumental by Conrad Herwig (1999)
  110. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (12 Feb 2000)
  111. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:31 by Paul Robeson (2000)
  112. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:34 instrumental by Bernard Zacharias et ses solistes (2000)
  113. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:26 cover by Miles Davis (13 Jun 2001)
  114. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:59 by Lawrence Tibbett (12 Dec 2001)
  115. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:09 by Barbara Hendricks (2001)
  116. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:21 by Ella Mae Morse (2001)
  117. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:17 cover by Magni Wentzel Sextet (2001)
  118. It Ain't Necessarily So 14:17 live, cover by Bennie Wallace (2001)
  119. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:11 instrumental by Percy Faith (21 May 2002)
  120. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:31 cover by Jamie Cullum (14 Nov 2002)
  121. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:51 live, instrumental by Mary Lou Williams (2002)
  122. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:47 by Oscar Peterson (2002)
  123. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:45 by Frank Sinatra (02 Jul 2003)
  124. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:25 cover by Miles Davis (2003)
  125. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:11 by The Oscar Peterson Trio (2003)
  126. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:33 cover by Jamie Cullum (2003)
  127. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Peggy Lee (2003)
  128. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:16 by Oscar Peterson (2003)
  129. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:13 by Oscar Peterson (2003)
  130. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:23 cover by Peggy Lee (2003)
  131. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:33 cover by Ella Fitzgerald (09 Feb 2004)
  132. It Ain't Necessarily So 5:30 cover by George Gershwin (19 May 2004)
  133. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:47 by Oscar Peterson (20 Sep 2004)
  134. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:13 by Oscar Peterson (11 Oct 2004)
  135. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:14 instrumental by Oscar Peterson (20 Sep 2005)
  136. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:21 by Billy Paul Williams (18 Oct 2005)
  137. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:11 by Oscar Peterson (21 Nov 2005)
  138. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:13 by Oscar Peterson (21 Nov 2005)
  139. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:27 cover by Miles Davis (2005)
  140. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:31 cover by Jamie Cullum (2005)
  141. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:12 by Oscar Peterson (2005)
  142. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (23 Oct 2006)
  143. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sporting Life) 4:47 by George Gershwin (2006)
  144. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16 by The Bill Potts Big Band (2006)
  145. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:00 by Lawrence Tibbett (16 Apr 2007)
  146. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:48 instrumental by Johnny Mercer (Jun 2007)
  147. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:14 by Oscar Peterson (01 Oct 2007)
  148. Ain't Necessarily So 7:00 cover by Andy Bey (01 Dec 2007)
  149. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:00 by Jane Rutter (2007)
  150. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:12 by Oscar Peterson (2007)
  151. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:34 by Maxine Sullivan (2007)
  152. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:24 cover by Miles Davis (2007)
  153. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:04 by George Gershwin (2007)
  154. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:14 by Oscar Peterson (29 Feb 2008)
  155. It Ain't Necessary 4:35 cover by Caroline Henderson (01 Apr 2008)
  156. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:24 by Sliding Hammers (23 Apr 2008)
  157. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:15 by Oscar Peterson (07 Oct 2008)
  158. Gershwin Medley 4:03 medley, live, instrumental by Art Tatum (31 Oct 2008)
  159. Gershwin Medley 4:20 medley, live, instrumental by Art Tatum (31 Oct 2008)
  160. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:14 instrumental by The Oscar Peterson Trio (25 Nov 2008)
  161. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:04 cover by Bronski Beat (2008)
  162. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:26 cover by Miles Davis (2008)
  163. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:35 live, cover by Asylum Street Spankers (06 Oct 2009)
  164. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:25 cover by Peggy Lee (06 Oct 2009)
  165. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:12 by Oscar Peterson (13 Nov 2009)
  166. It Ain't Necessarily So 8:16 live, instrumental, cover by Eje Thelin Quintet (2009)
  167. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:43 by Pearl Bailey (2009)
  168. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:25 cover by Peggy Lee (2009)
  169. It Ain't Necessarilly So 4:23 cover by Miles Davis (01 Apr 2010)
  170. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:57 by Brian Wilson (17 Aug 2010)
  171. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16 by Oscar Peterson (04 Nov 2010)
  172. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:11 by Oscar Peterson (2010)
  173. It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / Summertime 5:26 medley, live, instrumental by Teddy Wilson (2010)
  174. It Ain't Neccessarily So 3:27 cover by Peggy Lee (01 Jan 2011)
  175. It Ain’t Necessary So 2:46 by Oscar Peterson (03 May 2011)
  176. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:45 by Hugh Laurie (09 May 2011)
  177. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:29 instrumental by The Jazztet (2011)
  178. Porgy and Bess - It ain't necessarily so 2:39 instrumental, cover by 4 Saxess (2011)
  179. It Ain't Necessarily 4:25 by Miles Davis (2011)
  180. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:25 cover by Miles Davis (2011)
  181. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:34 cover by Bronski Beat (2011)
  182. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:40 cover by Lyambiko (03 Feb 2012)
  183. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (02 Jul 2012)
  184. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:25 cover by Miles Davis (06 Aug 2012)
  185. It Ain’t Necessarily So 5:25 cover by Tok Tok Tok (2012)
  186. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:29 cover by Howard Emerson (2012)
  187. It Ain't Necessarily So (Orgel-Version) 3:02 cover by Helge Schneider (Jul 2013)
  188. It Ain’t Necessarily So 5:14 cover by Helge (09 Aug 2013)
  189. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:35 cover by Ella Fitzgerald (2013)
  190. It Ain’t Necessarily So (single version) 4:10 cover by Bronski Beat (17 Nov 2014)
  191. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:25 cover by Bronski Beat (17 Nov 2014)
  192. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:25 cover by Miles Davis (2014)
  193. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:26 by Miles Davis (2014)
  194. It Ain’t Neccessarily So 3:08 cover by Aretha Franklin (2014)
  195. It Ain't Neccesarily So 3:07 by Sidney Poitier (06 Apr 2015)
  196. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:54 cover by Sammy Davis Jr. (26 Apr 2015)
  197. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:20 instrumental by Christina McMaster (20 Nov 2015)
  198. It Ain’t Nessecarily So 6:34 by Louis Armstrong (Nov 2015)
  199. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (2015)
  200. Porgy & Bess Medley: Summertime/It Ain’t Necessarily So/ Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? 5:07 medley, cover by Frank Sinatra (2015)
  201. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:28 cover by Willie Nelson (26 Feb 2016)
  202. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:21 live by The Oscar Peterson Trio (2016)
  203. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:14 by Oscar Peterson (2016)
  204. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Ella Fitzgerald (01 Jan 2017)
  205. It Ain’t Necessarily So from Porgy and Bess 5:13 by Bill Murray (22 Sep 2017)
  206. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:55 cover by Aretha Franklin (2017)
  207. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:34 cover by Ella Fitzgerald (2017)
  208. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:47 by Oscar Peterson (2017)
  209. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:56 cover by Aretha Franklin (2017)
  210. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:54 cover by Aretha Franklin (2017)
  211. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:52 cover by Aretha Franklin (2017)
  212. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:24 cover by Peggy Lee (2017)
  213. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:28 cover by Nicki Parrott (20 Jun 2018)
  214. It Ain’t Necessarily So 6:36 cover by Ella Fitzgerald (09 Aug 2018)
  215. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:07 cover by Aretha Franklin (2018)
  216. It Ain’t Necessarily So ?:?? cover by Peggy Lee (2019)
  217. It Ain't Necessarily So 4:56 by Fraser Gartshore (2019)
  218. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Miles Davis (2020)
  219. Porgy & Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So / I Loves You, Porgy / My Man’s Gone Now / Summertime 8:36 medley, live, instrumental, cover by Wolfgang Dauner (25 Feb 2022) live, 2011-03-11: Theater National, Bern, CH
  220. It Ain’t Necessarily So 8:43 instrumental by The Ghost, The King & I (08 Dec 2023) for piano, guitar and double bass
  221. It Ain’t Necessarily So (Porgy and Bess) ?:?? cover by Lew Raymond ()
  222. Ain’t Necessarily 1:13 instrumental by Jeff Lass ()
  223. Outtake 2:04 instrumental by Jeff Lass ()
  224. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? instrumental by Victor Feldman ()
  225. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by The Golden Gate Quartet ()
  226. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:33 by Louis Armstrong ()
  227. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:56 cover by Sammy Davis Jr. ()
  228. It Ain’t Necessarily So 1:35 by Beverly Kenney ()
  229. It Ain’t Necessarily So (From Porgy and Bess) 3:06 cover by Aretha Franklin ()
  230. It Ain't Necessarily So ?:?? by Miles Davis ()
  231. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:14 by Oscar Peterson ()
  232. It Ain't Necessarily So (vocal) 2:54 by George Gershwin ()
  233. It Ain't Necessarily So 2:54 by Howard Morgen ()
  234. My One and Only 3:22 by Eddie Condon & His Orchestra ()
  235. It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:25 cover by Peggy Lee ()
  236. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16 by Guy Lombardo ()
  237. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:20 by Ella Mae Morse ()