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Act I
1	Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues Composed By – George Gershwin	0:56
2	Summertime Composed By – George GershwinLyrics By – DuBose Heyward	7:16
3	Here Come De Honeyman / They Pass By Singin' Composed By – George GershwinLyrics By – DuBose Heyward	2:04
4	My Man's Gone Now Composed By – George GershwinLyrics By – DuBose Heyward	6:58
Act II
5	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Lyrics By – DuBose HeywardWritten-By – George & Ira Gershwin	6:52
6	Bess, You Is My Woman Now Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	5:15
7	It Ain't Necessarily So Lyrics By – DuBose HeywardWritten-By – George & Ira Gershwin	6:27
8	I Loves You Porgy Lyrics By – DuBose HeywardWritten-By – George & Ira Gershwin	4:18
Act III
9	There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	6:42
10	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	6:58

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Avatar Studios
• Mixed At – Avatar Studios
• Mastered At – Foothill Digital
• Recorded At – Signet Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Lake House, Wiltshire

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – John Scofield (tracks: 3, 8)
• Arranged By – Conrad Herwig (tracks: 5), Joe Henderson (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11), Kevin Hays (tracks: 4)
• Art Direction, Design – Giulio Turturro
• Bass – Dave Holland (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 11)
• Coordinator [Production, Assistant] – Samantha Black
• Coordinator [Production] – Camille Tominaro
• Coordinator [Release] – Nate Herr
• Directed By [Musical] – Bob Belden
• Drums – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 11)
• Electric Guitar – John Scofield (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Aya Takemura, Kristina Schwarz*
• Executive-Producer – Richard Seidel
• Mastered By – Allan Tucker
• Music Consultant – David Weiss
• Musical Assistance [Preparation] – Bob Parsons
• Photography By [Joe Henderson] – Merri Cyr
• Photography By [Studio] – Jimmy Katz
• Piano – Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 8, 10, 11)
• Producer – Joe Henderson
• Recorded By [Additional, Lake House] – Simon Osbourne
• Recorded By [Additional, Signet Sound] – Leanne Ungar
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Jim Anderson
• Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson (tracks: 2 to 11 )
• Trombone – Conrad Herwig (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
• Vibraphone – Stefon Harris (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
• Vocals – Chaka Khan (tracks: 2), Sting (tracks: 7)

Notes

Recorded May 25-28, 1997 at Avatar Studios, New York.
Mixed at Avatar Studios, New York.
Additional recording at Signet Sound, Los Angeles and at Lake House, Wiltshire, England.
Mastered at Foothill Digital, New York.

Period photography from National Archives, USA

℗&© 1997 PolyGram Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 31453 90462 0

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
539 048-2	Joe Henderson	Porgy & Bess ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	539 048-2	UK & Europe	1997
314 539 046-2	Joe Henderson	Porgy & Bess ‎(CD, Album, Club)	Verve Records	314 539 046-2	US	1997
0602527104164	Joe Henderson	Porgy & Bess ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	0602527104164	Europe	2009
314 539 047-1	Joe Henderson	Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP, Ltd, Do-)	Verve Records	314 539 047-1	USA & Canada	1997
B0013120-02	Joe Henderson	Porgy & Bess ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig)	Verve Records	B0013120-02	US	2009