Porgy & Bess is a 1997 album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's arrangements of music from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.

Porgy & Bess
Studio album by Joe Henderson
Released	September 16, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:46
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Richard Seidel, Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson chronology
Big Band (1997) Porgy & Bess (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Track listing

• All music by George Gershwin and all lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward unless otherwise noted

1. "Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues" – 0:56
2. "Summertime" – 7:16
3. "Here Come de Honey Man/They Pass by Singin'" – 2:04
4. "My Man's Gone Now" – 6:58
5. "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" – 6:52
6. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" – 5:15
7. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 6:27
8. "I Loves You, Porgy" – 4:18
9. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" – 6:42
10. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" – 6:58

Personnel

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Conrad Herwig – trombone
• John Scofield – acoustic and electric guitars
• Stefon Harris – vibes
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack Dejohnette – drums
• Chaka Khan – vocal on track 2
• Sting – vocal on track 7

References