Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess

Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess is a 1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson, playing selections from George Gershwin's 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess.

Track listing

 * 1) "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" – 6:26
 * 2) "I Wants to Stay Here" – 6:22
 * 3) "Summertime" – 3:50
 * 4) "Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine" – 0:55
 * 5) "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!" – 2:35
 * 6) "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
 * 7) "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 7:13
 * 8) "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 4:56
 * 9) "Here Come de Honey Man" – 1:11
 * 10) "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 3:28

All songs composed by George Gershwin, with all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward, unless otherwise indicated.

Personnel
Recorded October 12, 1959, Los Angeles, California:

Performance

 * Oscar Peterson - piano
 * Ray Brown - double bass
 * Ed Thigpen - drums

Production

 * Norman Granz - producer
 * Batt Brown - assistant producer
 * Jon Schapiro
 * Aric Lach Morrison
 * Benny Green - liner notes
 * Suha Gur - mastering
 * Michael Lang - supervisor
 * David Lau - director, art direction
 * Herman Leonard - photography
 * Nausica Loukakos - design
 * David Stone Martin - artwork
 * Phil Schaap - research, restoration