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Summertime Coverlist
No ID Artist Ochestra / Musicians Year Length Source Title Source Remarks
1 101001 101 Strings 101 Strings 1957 4:19 CD The best of the great American Composers vol. 1
2 A42001 A-42 Band, The

5:47 CD A-42 Live Funky Jungle (Summertime)
3 Alb001 Albert Ayler Quintet
1963 9:00 LP Free Jazz First part
4 Ale001 Alexander, Roberta Rundfunk-SinfonieOrchester Berlin 1984 8:35 CD Highlights of Porgy & Bess Introduction/Jazzbo Brown Blues/Summertime/Summertime Crap Game
5 Ale002 Alexander, Roberta New York Philharmonic & New York Choral Artists 1990 3:24 CD Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - An American In Paris with introduction
6 Amo001 Amos, Tori

2:47 CD Under the covers II Bootlegcd
7 Bak001 Baker, Chet
1988 5:14 LP My Favourite Songs; The Last Concert live
8 Bar001 Barretto, Ray
1995 6:02 CD My Summertime Summertime-(Guajira) recorded at Power Station Studio, 1,2,3 July 1995
9 Bas001 Bassett, Esther

3:50 MP3 - Home recording, wife of conductor Clyde Bassett
10 Bec001 Bechet, Sidney Michel Attenoux's Orchestra 1954 3:08 CD A tribute to George Gershwin live
11 Bec002 Bechet, Sidney Quintet
1939 4:06 CD Sidney Bechet - Summertime
12 Bec003 Beck, Pia
1975 5:12 2LP Beck to the Fifites live 21-10-1975, English - Dutch
13 Bel001 Bell, Joshua London Symphony Orchestra 1998 2:44 CD Gershwin Fantasy Porgy and Bess Violin Fantasy (medley)
14 Ber001 Berberian, Cathy
1970 2:17 LP MagnifiCathy - The many voices of Cathy Berberian
15 Big001 Big Country & Kym Mazelle
1996 3:58 CD Eclectic live
16 Bla001 Blackwell, Harolyn Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 1998 2:33 CD Selections of Porgy & Bess and Blue Monday with introduction
17 Boo001 Booker T. & MG's
1965 4:37 LP And Now!
18 Bor001 Borghuis, Henk Henk Borghuis (org), Erik van Kranen (dr) 1979 5:30 LP Give me five minutes more medley: Summertime, Georgia, St. Louis Blues, Bye bye blues
19 Bra001 Brainbox
1969 4:18 CD Pseudonym Sampler
20 Bro001 Brown, Anne Decca Symphony Orchestra 1940 3:40 CD Porgy & Bess Original Broadway Cast
21 Bro002 Brown, James & High, Marta
1977 4:18 CD Duets
22 Bro003 Brown, Anne Decca Symphony Orchestra 1940 2:46 CD Porgy & Bess Original Broadway Cast crapgame version with A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
23 Bro004 Brodsky Quartet
1990 3:28 CD Brodsky Unlimited
24 Bur001 Burrel, Kenny & Grover Washington Jr. The Grover Washington Quartet 1985 7:15 CD Blue Note Plays Gershwin live recorded on February 22, 1985 in concert at Town Hall, New York City
25 Bus001 Buschmann, Kurt & Selle, Sven
1995 7:42 CD You don't know what love is
26 Car001 Carol, Lee Al Goodman's Orchestra 1980 6:12 LP Excerpts from Gershwin's Porgy & Bess Overture and Summertime
27 Cha001 Charles, Ray & Cleo Laine
1976 1:24 2LP Porgy & Bess instrumental
28 Cha002 Charles, Ray & Cleo Laine
1976 6:10 2LP Porgy & Bess vocal
29 Chu001 Church, Charlotte
1999 3:07 CD Charlotte Church
30 Cla001 Clarke, Lloyd
1961 2:23 LP Original Ska Explosian
31 Cla002 Clayderman, Richard
1989 2:36 LP Romance and the piano of Richard Clayderman
32 Cle001 Cleveland Orchestra & Barbara Hendricks Cleveland Symphony Orchestra 1976 2:23 3LP Porgy & Bess - complete recording
33 Cle002 Cleveland Orchestra & Barbara Hendricks Cleveland Symphony Orchestra 1976 1:17 3LP Porgy & Bess - complete recording Summertime - Crap Game version
34 Cle003 Cleveland Orchestra & Barbara Hendricks Cleveland Symphony Orchestra 1976 1:21 3LP Porgy & Bess - complete recording Summertime - Reprise
35 Col001 Coltrane, John John Coltrane (ts/ss); McCoy Tyner (p); Steve Davis (b); Elvin Jones (dr) 1960 11:31 LP My favorite things First part, till piano solo
36 Coo001 Cook, Sam
1957 2:17 7" You Send me / Summertime
37 Dan001 Dandridge, Dorothy Andre Previn Orchestra 1959 2:36 LP Soundtrack of The Samuel Goldwyn Porgy & Bess
38 Dar001 Darling, Lil Lil Darling, Roberto Andriollo, Marco Parodi, Paolo Volante, Giorgio Dini, Luca Rigazio 1997 3:16 CD All That Swing
39 Dav001 Davis, Miles Orchestra of Gil Evans 1958 3:17 CD Porgy and Bess
40 Doo001 Doors, The
1967 8:53 CD The Matrix Tapes live 10-3-1967
41 Dor001 Dorsey, Tommy and his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1949 3:00 CD The Post-war Era
42 Eks001 Ekseption
1978 2:20 LP Ekseption '78
43 Ell001 Ellington, Duke
1956 2:09 LP Duke Ellington Presents
44 Ell002 Elliott, David
1987 1:52 MP3 - Home studio recording
45 Fit001 Fitzgerald, Ella & Armstrong, Louis Orkest 1957 4:55 CD Porgy and Bess
46 Fri001 Frijda, Miranda Small bigband Consevatorium Hilversum 1998 4:44 TV Show van je leven - Nelly Frijda live with piece from Nelly Frijda, 1966
47 Gab001 Gabriel, Peter & Adler, Larry
1994 3:50 CD The Glory of Gershwin
48 Get001 Getz, Stan
1964 6:57 CD Nobody Else but Me recorded 4-03-1964, Van Gelder Studio
49 Gil001 Gilmore, Gail Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London 1993 3:24 CD Gail Gilmore sings Gershwin
50 Gil002 Gillespie, Dizzy Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Arnold Ross (p), Joe Benjamin (b), William Clark (dr) 1952 4:16 CD Cognac Blues Recording on 6-04-1952
51 Gra001 Grappeli, Stephane The Hot Club of London 1973 10:3 CD A Tribute to Gershwin live at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. medley: 'S Wonderful, Summertime, But not for me, I got Rhythm
52 Han001 Hancock, Herbie Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock & Ira Coleman 1998 4:38 CD Gershwin's World
53 Hel001 Helden, Armand van
1999 3:33 CD 2 Future 4 U
54 Hen001 Hendricks, Barbara Katia & Marielle Labèque 1981 6:12 CD Barbara Hendricks sings/singt/chante
55 Hib001 Hibberd, Linda
1996 4:42 CD The songs of Gershwin
56 Hol001 Holiday, Billy
1936 2:52 CD Jazz Masters
57 Hor001 Horne, Lena Lennie Hayton and his Orchestra 1959 3:11 LP Harry Belafonte & Lena Horne - Porgy and Bess
58 Hot001 Hot Legs
2000 3:59 CD Summertime Demo, specially recorded on cd
59 Hou001 Houdini's & Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam
1995 6:49 CD Porgy and Bess Suite Live recording 5/7 february 1995
60 Hou002 Houston Grand Opera and Betty Lane
1976 2:45 CD Porgy and Bess - Highlights
61 Jac001 Jackson, Mahalia Falls-Jones Ensemble 1956 6:40 LP Mahalia
62 Jac002 Jacobs, Pim & Dijk, Louis van
1991 2:58 CD Play Gershwin
63 Jar001 Jarreau, Al
1994 6:16 CD Tenderness Live
64 Jep001 Jepson, Helen Orchestra 1936 2:27 CD George Gershwin Plays Gershwin under supervision of George Gershwin
65 Jep002 Jepson, Helen Orchestra 1936 3:14 CD George Gershwin Plays Gershwin Summertime/Crapgame/A woman is a sometime thing
66 Jon001 Jones, Bobby Louis Vandyke Trio 1972 5:10 CD North Sea Jazz Sessions vol. 3 live 6 dec 1972 Metro's Midnight Music
67 Jon002 Jones, Hank
1959 2:31 CD Jazz Piano for Lovers
68 Jop001 Joplin, Janis Big Brother and the Holding Company 1968 4:00 CD Greatest Hits
69 Jop002 Joplin, Janis Sam Andrew(g), Brad Campbell(b), Cornelius Flowers(bs), Richard Kermode(kb), Maury Baker(dr), Terry Clements(ts), Luis Gasca(tp) 1969 5:03 CD Live at Woodstock live recording 17-08-1969
70 Kaa001 Kaas, Patricia
1991 2:38 CD Carnets de Scène - Live live
71 Kan001 Kanawa, Kiri Te The New Princess Theater Orchestra 1987 2:40 CD Kiri sings Gershwin
72 Kes001 Kessel, Barney Barney Kessel (g); Brian Lemon (p); Kenny Baldrock (b); Johnnny Richardson (dr) 1973 7:35 CD A Tribute to Gershwin live at the Montreux Festival
73 Kid001 Kidjo, Angelique
1999 4:22 CD Jazz A Saint Germain
74 Kon001 Konkova, Olga

2:13 2CD That's Jazz - volume 3, piano stomp
75 Lov001 Love Sculpture featuring Dave Edmunds
1968 3:55 LP Blues Helping
76 Lun001 Lundell, Vicki

2:16 MP3

77 Man001 Manilow, Barry with Diana Schuur
1987 4:14 LP Swing Street
78 Man002 Mann, Herbie
1961 10:18 LP Herbie Mann at the Village Gate live recording: 17-11-1961
79 Mar001 Marshall, Wayne
1997 12:10 CD Wayne Marshall - A Gershwin Songbook
80 Mar002 Marty Marty - trompet, Loek van der Leeden - piano & Rob van Dijk - piano
2:51 2CD Glorious Instruments
81 Mas001 Mason, Phil Phil Mason (tp); "Gentleman" Jim McIntosh (bj); Trevor "Fingers" Williams (b); Ron mcKay(dr) 1978 3:12 CD A Tribute to Gershwin
82 McC001 McCartney, Paul
1987 4:59 LP Choba b CCCP (Back in the USSR) live 20-07-1987
83 Mcn001 Mc Neely, Big Jay Big J. Mc Neely, K. Duvernay, T. Harris, K. Bardorf, D. Assenheimer, The-Sing-The-Wall-Down-Choir 1990 5:26 CD Blow The Wall Down
84 McR001 McRae, Carmen Orchestra under conductor of Jack Pleis 1958 2:57 LP Porgy and Bess
85 Mef001 Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
1999 2:10 CD Are A Drag
86 Mer001 Merrill, Helen Dick Marx(p), Freddy Rundquist(g), John Frigo(b) 1957 3:24 CD The Gershwin Songbook
87 Mil001 Milchena, Alexandrina Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra 1994 3:04 CD The best of Gershwin with introduction
88 Min001 Mingus Trio, Charlie
1957 4:32 LP Mingus Three
89 Mit001 Mitchell, Abbie
1935 3:47 LP George Gershwin conduct excerpts from Porgy & Bess recording of the rehearsal of the original opera
90 Mix001 Mixed Up Filez, The
2000 4:50 CD Sounds from the Loft
91 Mon001 Montgomery, Wes
1959 4:50 7" Summertime
92 Mor001 Morcheeba & Hubert Laws
1998 4:44 CD Red Hot & Rhapsody
93 Nic001 Nicolaï, Stefan

1995 3:09 CD World of Panflute
94 Nol001 Nolan Swing Quartet, Robin
1992 5:14 CD Robin Nolan Quartet
95 Nue001 Nueva Manteca
1994 7:14 CD Porgy & Bess
96 Par001 Parker, Charlie
1949 2:46 CD Charlie Parker With Strings
97 Pin001 Pine, Cortney & Adler, Larry
1994 4:01 CD The Glory of Gershwin
98 Pla001 Platters
1964 2:29 LP Encore of Broadway Golden Hits
99 Pon001 Pons, Lily Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1937 2:46 CD The Radio Years: George Gershwin Memorial Concert live 8 sept 1937
100 Pon002 Pontarddulais Male Choir
1997 2:48 CD Welsh Male Voices sing Gershwin
101 Pop001 Pop, Iggy
1979 0:40 LP New Values Part of song 'Girls'
102 Pri001 Price, Leontyne RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra 1963 4:49 CD Porgy & Bess + introductie
103 Pri002 Pride of Dayton Marching Band
1999 2:00 MP3 -
104 Qua001 Quartet De Clarinets De Barcelona
1997 4:37 CD G. Gershwin
105 Raw001 Rawls, Lou
1991 3:32 CD The Lou Rawls Album
106 Reb001 Rebello, Jason
1994 4:51 CD 100% Summer Jazz
107 Red001 Red Hot & Blues
1900 4:43


108 Ree001 Reemer, Sandra
1963 3:17 7" Sluimerzacht (Summertime) / 't is een mooie dag vandaag Dutch translation
109 Rem001 REM
1990 4:46 7" Ghost Reindeer In The Sky / Summertime
110 Rem002 REM
1989 4:44 CD The Dream bootleg live recording: 15-5-1989
111 Res001 Residents, The
1984 4:05 LP George & James (American Composers Series vol. 1) First part of the song
112 Rey001 Reys, Rita Pim Jacobs & orkest olv Rogier van Otterloo 1975 4:18 LP Rita Reys Sings The George Gershwin Songbook 1975
113 Rey002 Reys, Rita
1965 3:44 CD Summertime
114 Rob001 Robeson, Paul
1938 2:38 7" Der Grosse Negersanger
115 Roy001 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The

1987 3:16 CD Most Famous Hits
116 Sam001 Sam & Dave

3:08 Tape Sam & Dave - Greatest hits
117 Sch001 Schneider, Helge
1993 3:38 CD Es gibt Reis, Baby
118 Sha001 Shake Spears, The
1966 2:16 7" Summertime / Give it to me
119 Ska001 Skamp
1999 2:05 CD Angata
120 Ste001 Stevens, Risë Robert Shaw Chorale & orkest
2:48 7" Gershwin Porgy and Bess Selections
121 Ste002 Stewart, Billy
1966 4:13 LP Summertime
122 Syl001 Sylvester
1986 3:05 7" Mutual Attraction / Summertime
123 Ten001 Ten Years After
1968 1:20 LP Undead Part of live medley, only Summertime part
124 Tho001 Thornton, Big Mama
1969 5:11 LP Stronger than dirt
125 Tra001 Tradition
1978 2:30 7" Summertime
126 Vau001 Vaughan, Sarah Joe Lippman Orchestra 1949 3:15 CD Solitude
127 Vau002 Vaughan, Sarah & Trio Los Angeles Philharmonic 1982 6:45 Tape Thomas salutes Gershwin live medley: Summertime, It ain't nessarilly so, I loves you Porgy
128 Vie001 Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra
1989 5:26 Cd Golden Classics: L. Bernstein & G. Gershwin
129 Vol001 Volo Jazz Band

3:12 MP3

130 Vol002 Vollenhoven, Pieter van Orkest olv Harry van Hoof 1978 5:18 LP Gevleugelde Vrienden
131 Wal001 Walker Brothers
1966 4:28 LP Portrait
132 Wal002 Walroud, Felix Members of the London Symphony Orchestra 1991 3:20 CD The sound of love
133 Web001 Webster, Ben

4:47 CD Planedt Jazz Series
134 Wei001 Weinstein, Mark Vic Juris (Guitar) Bryan Carrott (Vibes), and Cecil Brooks III (Drums) 1996 5:08 CD Seasoning
135 Whi001 Whittaker, Roger
1995 2:36 CD Oh Broadway
136 Wil001 Williams, Joe Harry Edison(tp), Jimmy Jones(p), Joe Benjamin(b), Charlie Persip(dr), Ernie Wilkins(arr) 1961 2:36 LP Have a Good Time
137 Wom001 Womack, Bobby & The Roots
1998 6:01 CD Red Hot & Rhapsody
138 Wun001 Wunderlich, Klaus
1968 2:45 LP The fantastic sound of Klaus Wunderlich vol. 2
139 Wun002 Wunderlich, Klaus

15:49 CD Golden Sounds of Klaus Wunderlich live medley:Gershwin-potpourri
140 Zac001 Zacharias, Bernard et ses Solistes
1954 3:52 CD Modern Jazz at Saint-Germain-des-Prés
141 Zom001 Zombies, The
1965 2:11 LP Begin Here