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The Complete Porgy and Bess

This 1956 recording based on George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess was the second "complete" recording of the opera after the 1951 version, and the first recording of the work to feature jazz singers and musicians instead of operatic singers and a classical orchestra.

Cast
Mel Tormé (Porgy) • Frances Faye (Bess) • Johnny Hartman (Crown) • Betty Roche (Clara) • George Kirby (Sportin' Life) • Sallie Blair (Serena) • Frank Rosolino (Jake) • Loulie Jean Norman (Strawberry Woman) • Joe Derise (Honey Man) • Bob Dorough (Crab Man) • Pat Moran Quartet (Pat Moran McCoy, John Doling, Johnny Whited, Bev Kelly) ==Orchestra==
Orchestra
Duke Ellington Orchestra): Duke Ellington, piano; William "Cat" Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet); Ray Nance (trumpet, violin); Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman (trombone); Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sam Woodyard (drums) • Australian Jazz Quintet: Dick Healey (alto saxophone, flute); Erroll Buddle (tenor saxophone, bassoon); Jack Brokensha (vibraphone); Bryce Rohde (piano); Jimmy Gannon (bass); Frank Capp (drums) • Stan Levey Group: Conte Candoli, (trumpet); Frank Rosolino (trombone); Richie Kamuca (tenor saxophone); Sonny Clark (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Stan Levey (drums) ==External links==
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