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Ray Charles, Cleo Laine – Porgy & Bess (2xLP) (VG+/VG+)
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Porgy & Bess is an LP by Ray Charles, Cleo Laine from 1976 released on the London Crossover label.
About this album
Cleo Laine and Ray Charles bring unusual force and character to Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, turning the stage classic into a striking jazz-vocal album. Their 1976 collaboration pairs Laine’s supple range with Charles’s earthy phrasing, giving familiar numbers fresh dramatic weight while keeping the score’s blues, gospel and Broadway roots intact. The result is less a straight cast recording than a richly personalised interpretation of one of American music’s most enduring works. For listeners drawn to crossover projects that treat the repertoire with both respect and individuality, this remains a distinctive reading of a landmark musical.
Genre: Soundtracks
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Artist: Ray Charles, Cleo LaineLabel: London Crossover – D.31-1/2Format: LP, StereoUnits: 2Country: AustraliaReleased: 1976Genre: SoundtracksStyle: Musical
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A1 Summertime (Instrumental)
A2 Summertime
A3 My Man'S Gone Now
A4 A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
A5 They Pass By Singin'
B1 What You Want Wid Bess?
B2 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Instrumental)
B3 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
B4 Buzzard Song
B5 Bess, You Is My Woman
B6 Oh, Doctor Jesus
C1 Crab Man
C2 Here Come De Honey Man
C3 Strawberry Woman (Instrumental)
C4 Strawberry Woman
C5 It Ain'T Necessarily So (Instrumental)
C6 It Ain'T Necessarily So
C7 There'S A Boat Dat'S Leavin' Soon For New York
C8 There'S A Boat Dat'S Leavin' Soon For New York (Instrumental)
D1 I Loves You, Porgy (Instrumental)
D2 I Loves You, Porgy
D3 Oh, Bess, Oh Where'S My Bess (Instrumental)
D4 Oh, Bess, Oh Where'S My Bess
D5 Oh Lord, I'M On My Way