Porgy & Bess / Most Happy Fella

Percy Faith

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000066JEO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,794 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Catfish Row

2. Summertime

3. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

4. My Man's Gone Now

5. Leavin' For The Promised Land

6. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

7. The Buzzard Song

8. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

9. Oh I Can't Sit Down

10. It Ain't Necessarily So

11. The Strawberry Woman And The Crab Man

12. I Loves You, Porgy

13. There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York

14. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess

15. O Lawd I'm On My Way

16. The Most Happy Fella

17. Somebody Somewhere

18. Standing On The Corner

19. Joey, Joey, Joey

20. Abbondanza

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Gershwin's "Porgy And Bess" and Frank Loesser's "The Most = Happy Fella" get the Percy Faith treatment on these two original albums = on one compact disc. Famed "Tonight Show" trumpeter "Doc" Severinsen = is the credited soloist on "Porgy And Bess."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice performances, October 8, 2005

By	Dave in Minnetonka (Minnetonka, MN) - See all my reviews

The music is very enjoyable. I especially liked Doc Severinsen's contribution on a few pieces. Percy Faith is always solid, and this collection is no exception. The Gershwin sounds much better than Most Happy Fella because of the stereo sound compared to mono.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Gershwin and Loesser musical journeys ~ Percy Faith", June 4, 2003

By	J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The greatness of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", can only amplify melody of music can exist without lyric ~ and our legendary composer/arranger performs his "Percy Faith Touch". Mr. Faith was chumping at the bit to do this project ~ with sweeping arrangements and full orchestration that leaves no stone unturned. Highlighting ~ "SUMMERTIME", "I GOT PLENTY O' NUTTIN'", "IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO", "I LOVES YOU, PORGY", "THERE'S A BOAT THAT'S LEAVIN' SOON" and my favorite of favorites "MY MAN'S GONE NOW", attentive haunting strings with echoing saxophones each musician reaching into the depths of their soul for this one ~ they were George Ockner (violin), Bernie Leighton (piano), "Doc" Severinsen (trumpet), Jimmie Abato (alto sax), Russ Banzer (tenor sax), Terry Snyder (drums), Phil Kraus (mallets), Lucien Schmidt (cello) and Harold Feldman (oboe).

Another well received show was Frank Loesser's "The Most Happy Fella", with some great musical selections that Mr. Faith has given his full attention and the arrangements are exuberant. Such as the opening tracks "THE MOST HAPPY FELLA", "STANDING ON THE CORNER", "ABBONDANZA", "SPOSALIZIO", "FRESNO BEAUTIES" and "BIG D", sure to please all fans of Musicals and Broadway Shows ~ this one has your name on it.

A must have for those rainy afternoons with a good book ~ entire album of twenty-seven selections is simply captivating and highly listenable. Percy Faith is still larger that life and his music will live through us his fans ~ and go on forever.

Total Time: 72:10 on 27 Tracks ~ Collectables COL-CD-7469 ~ (5/21/2002)