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Track Listings

1. Summertime
2. Woman Is a Sometime Thing
3. My Man's Gone Now
4. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There
5. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
6. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
7. It Ain't Necessarily So
8. Medley of Minor Themes: Prayer/Strawberries/Honey Man/Crab Man
9. I Loves You Porgy
10. Clara, Clara
11. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York
12. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
13. Oh, Lawd I'm on My Way
14. Bye Bye Birdie
15. Rosie
16. How Lovely to Be a Woman
17. Put on a Happy Face
18. One Last Kiss
19. Lot of Livin' to Do
20. Baby Talk to Me
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Complete 1959 and 1963 The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess and Bye Bye Birdie.

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Often overlooked, yet undeniably unique., October 19, 2005

By	Mark R. Limacher - See all my reviews

Bill Potts is a name one doesn't come across with the same frequency as others (Gil Evans, Stan Kenton, etc.) in the world of large ensemble jazz repertoire. Part of this may be a result of his aesthetic, which is readily identifiable upon listening. Whereas his arrangements are not as groundbreaking as someone like Evans, they'll always remain a guilty pleasure as far as I'm concerned. This double album is an interesting pairing, and although the majority of you looking at this item are interested in the Porgy and Bess, I urge you to look at the Bye Bye Birdie as well. Potts' treatment of the Strouse score makes for interesting comparison when put against the original cast recording. In some cases, the orchestrations are more or less left intact (often with some alteration) such as How Lovely To Be A Woman. In others, a vastly different (and often surprising) interpretation exists, such as Pu