Percy Faith - Porgy And Bess/ The Most Happy Fella '1959, 1956 [2002]

Tracks list

       Percy Faith's favorite composer was George Gershwin. From 1958 this
excellent distillation of music from the play, instrumentally of course, shows
the lasting magic of Gershwin. The orchestra, as always, is phrased to "play the
words." It swings, and one of the soloists on trumpet is Doc Severensen! In
"Most Happy Fella" from 1956, Faith bests himself again with strong melodies and
showstoppers such as "Big D" and "Joey, Joey, Joey." A nostalgic trip back in
time! (Bill Halvorsen)

Tracks:

Percy Faith - Porgy And Bess (1959)
01. Catfish Row (2:35)
02. Summertime (2:44)
03. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing (1:45)
04. My Man's Gone Now (3:17)
05. Leavin' For The Promised Land (1:50)
06. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin (2:06)
07. The Buzzard Song (1:57)
08. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (3:46)
09. Oh I Can't Sit Down (1:37)
10. It Ain't Necessarily So (3:09)
11. The Strawberry Woman And The Crab Man (2:59)
12. I Loves You, Porgy (2:40)
13. There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York (2:15)
14. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (2:37)
15. O Lawd I'm On My Way (1:16)


Percy Faith - The Most Happy Fella (1956)
16. The Most Happy Fella (1:41)
17. Somebody Somewhere (4:06)
18. Standing On The Corner (2:45)
19. Joey, Joey, Joey (2:57)
20. Abbondanza (1:32)
21. Don't Cry (4:15)
22. Sposalizio (2:30)
23. How Beautiful The Days (3:35)
24. Fresno Beauties (2:28)
25. Warm All Over (3:37)
26. Big D (2:10)
27. My Heart Is So Full Of You (2:49) 

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