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Title information

It Ain't Necessarily So

Aretha Franklin

The Best Of Gershwin

Works

Porgy And Bess. Opera In 3 Acts (extract)

Date of recording

1960, New York

Audio sample

Performers

Aretha Franklin (Soloist) (vocals)

* 25.3.1942, Memphis, Tennessee (TN), United States

† 16.8.2018, Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

Ray Bryant (piano)

* 24.12.1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 2.6.2011, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Warren Luckey (tenor sax)

* 5.3.1920, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

† 11.7.2005, Uniondale, New York (NY), United States

Lord Westbrook (guitar)

* 21.10.1921

† 6.11.2006

Bill Lee (e-bass)

* 23.7.1928, Snow Hill, Alabama (AL), United States

† 24.5.2023, Brooklyn, New York (NY), United States

Belton Evans (drums)

Authors

George Gershwin

* 26.9.1898, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 11.7.1937, Hollywood, California (CA), United States

Ira Gershwin

* 6.12.1896, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 17.8.1983, Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

DuBose Heyward

* 31.8.1885, Charleston, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 16.6.1940, Tryon, North Carolina (NC), United States

Album information

The Best Of Gershwin

Aretha Franklin

The Best Of Gershwin

Year of production

1998

Record Label

Sony

Tracks - CD 1

  • George Gershwin
    Porgy And Bess. Opera In 3 Acts (extract)
  • 1. Summertime
  • 2. It Ain't Necessarily So
  • A Damsel In Distress. Film
  • 3. A Foggy Day
  • George Gershwin
    Porgy And Bess. Opera In 3 Acts (extract)
  • 4. Bess You Is My Woman Now
  • George Gershwin
    Pardon My English. Musical in 2 acts (extract)
  • 5. Isn't It A Pity ?
  • George Gershwin
    Girl Crazy. Musical (extract)
  • 6. I Got Rhythm
  • George Gershwin
    Lady, Be Good. Musical Comedy (extract)
  • 7. The Man I Love
  • Shall we dance
  • 8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • A Damsel in Distress
  • 9. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Goldwyn follies
  • 10. Love Walked In
  • Shall we dance
  • 11. They All Laughed
  • George Gershwin
    Girl Crazy. Musical (extract)
  • 12. Embraceable You
  • George Gershwin
    (aus) Of thee I sing. Musical
  • 13. Who Cares
  • George Gershwin
    Porgy And Bess. Opera In 3 Acts (extract)
  • 14. Summertime
  • George Gershwin
    Show Girl. Musical (extract)
  • 15. Liza
  • Shall we dance
  • 16. Slap That Bass
  • George Gershwin
    (aus) Rosalie. Musical
  • 17. How Long Has This Been Going On ?
  • George Gershwin
    (aus) Of thee I sing. Musical
  • 18. Of Thee I Sing
  • George Gershwin
    Lady, Be Good. Musical Comedy (extract)
  • 19. The Man I Love
  • George Gershwin
    (aus) Capitol Revue. Musical
  • 20. Swanee

Tracks - CD 2

  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in blue, für Klavier und Orchester
  • 1. Rhapsody In Blue
  • George Gershwin
    An American in Paris. Tondichtung für Orchester
  • 2. An American In Paris
  • George Gershwin
    (aus) Konzert für Klavier und Orchester F-Dur
  • 3. 3. Allegro Agitato
  • George Gershwin
    3 Preludes For Piano (extract)
  • 4. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  • George Gershwin
    Strike Up The Band. Musical (extract)
  • 5. Strike Up The Band
  • George Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess. A Symphonic Picture For Orchestra
  • 6. A Symphony Picture Of Porgy And Bess
  • George Gershwin
    Girl Crazy. Musical (extract)
  • 7. Ouverture