Joe Henderson – Porgy & Bess

Album Tracks

  • 1. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues (0:56)
    (Joe Henderson)
  • 2. Summertime (7:16)
    (Dubose Heyward)
  • 3. Here Come De Honeyman/They Pass By Singin’ (2:04)
    (Dubose Heyward)
  • 4. My Man’s Gone Now (6:58)
    (Dubose Heyward)
  • 5. I Got Plenty O’Nuttin’ (6:52)
    (Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)
  • 6. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (5:15)
    (Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)
  • 7. It Ain’t Necessarily So (6:27)
    (Ira Gershwin)
  • 8. I Loves You Porgy (4:18)
    (Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)
  • 9. There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon For New York (6:42)
    (Ira Gershwin)
  • 10. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? (6:58)
    (Ira Gershwin)
  • 11. Summertime (7:11)
    (Dubose Heyward)

Album Info

Produced by Joe Henderson
Executive producer: Richard Seidel

Recorded and mixed by Jim Anderson at Avatar Studios (NY)
Additional recording by Leanne Ungur at Signet Sound (LA), Simon Osbourne at Lake House (Wilthire, UK)
Assitant engineers: Aya Takemura, Kristina Schwarz

Mastered by Allan Tucker at Foothill Digital (NY)

Production coordinator: Camille Tominaro
Assistant production coordinator: Samantha Black

Musical Director: Bob Belden
Music preperation: Bob Persons
Music consultation: Davis Weiss

All songs arranged by Joe Henderson
Except
“I Got Plenty O’Nuttin”: arranged by Conrad Herwig
“My Man’s Gone Now”: arranged by Joe Henderson with Kevin Hays

Joe Henderson: Tenor saxophone
Conrad Herwig: Trombone
John Scofield: Electric and Acoustic guitars
Stefon Harris: Vibes
Tommy Flanagan: Piano
Dave Holland: Bass
Jack DeJohnette: Drums

Chaka Khan: vocals on track 2
Sting: Vocals on track 7

Art direction and design: Guilio Turturro
Joe Henderson photography: Merri Cyr
Studio photography: Jimmy Katz/Giant Steps
Period photography from national archives, USA
Release coordinator: Nate Herr

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