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Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1965
Recorded	July 23 & 26, 1964, April 26, 1965
Venue	RCA Webster Hall, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:51
Label	Atlantic 1440
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Collaboration (1964) Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1965) Jazz Dialogue (1965)
Milt Jackson chronology
Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965) Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1965) Jazz Dialogue (1965)

The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by the American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet performing the score to George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1964-65 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Down Beat

The AllMusic review says, "The Modern Jazz Quartet is alive and well in this effort, thoroughly brewing with overbearing optimism. Lavish in orchestration, shining with dexterity, it is no wonder that it is rare to find such a group that can emulate George Gershwin's work with such spontaneity and prowess".

Track listing

All compositions by George Gershwin

1. "Summertime" - 5:38
2. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37
3. "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20
4. "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21
5. "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23
6. "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14
7. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• John Lewis – piano
• Percy Heath – double bass
• Connie Kay – drums

References

1. "The Modern Jazz Quartet Catalog", Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
2. ^ Haney, S. M. The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Down Beat: December 16, 1965 vol. 32, no. 26

• Modern Jazz Quartet albums
• 1965 albums
• Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
• Atlantic Records albums
• Porgy and Bess music recordings