I Loves You, Porgy (live, 1960‐06‐30: Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA)

~ Recording by Nina Simone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8(I Loves You) Porgy4:06Nina SimoneThe Best of Nina Simone: The Colpix YearsNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
Blue Note, Roulette JazzCDP 0777 7 98584 2 2
1.8I Loves You, Porgy4:06Nina SimoneThe Best of “The Colpix Years”Nina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-02-09
Roulette JazzCDP 7985842
1.8I Loves You, Porgy4:06Nina SimoneThe Essential Nina SimoneNina SimoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-03-31
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.9(I Loves You) Porgy4:05Nina SimoneSmooth JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold
2.18(I Loves You) Porgy4:06Nina SimoneUnforgettable Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-01-29
Virgin TVVTDCD859
1.9(I Loves You) Porgy [Live At the Newport Jazz Festival]4:05Nina SimonePure JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 508322 2 4

Relationships

bass:Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
lead vocals:Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
recorded at:Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
recording of:I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1960-06-30: cover, live)

I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:Chappell & Co.
New Dawn Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV
Warner/Chappell North America
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 3)
later translated versions:Kumm hoit mi Porgy
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”