Totos best
Jan
6
Toto performs "Georgy Porgy" at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, 1979.
Jan
6
Keith Jarrett performing Gershwin's ballad "I Loves You Porgy" from Solo Tribute - The 100th performance in Japan
Jan
6
Starts with Theys So Fresh and Fine. One of the best versions of this song.
Jan
6
Porgy has got his Bess, he is happy now: I got plenty o'nuttin. Then Maria chuck cocaine dealer Sporting Life out of her shop. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess), Marietta Simpson (Maria), Damon Evans (Sporting Life). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Jan
6
Christina Aguilera performs "I Love You Porgy" from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin live in tribute to Nina Simone on the first Grammy Nominations Concert special **credits belong to CBS and NARAS (Grammy)
Jan
6
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - love duet of a beggar and a cured(?) dope. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Jan
6
I did this version as a contrast to my first I Loves You Porgy post, which can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKme90czc8o The first Porgy was done in the key of F major. This version was played in G major. I think the overtone series in G major is more open and more accommodative of this style. I recently had a conversation with Lot2Learn and Volvoxburger about different approaches to music theory and how it is applied in real time. This piece references that conversation. The first version was laid out using chord progressions to create arcs of tension and resolution. Consonance and dissonance are used to create this dynamic. There is a hierarchy of intervals that is used where some are considered harmonious, others are considered to be dissonant. In this version of Porgy, I did away with chords per se, and thought about the structure of the piece as a series of modes. Most of the modes have seven different notes. I do my best to only play notes within the mode (one of the 7 notes of the modal scale), and I try to make no value judgment as to which intervals are more or less harmonic . All intervals are treated as if they are equally pleasing to the ear. I didn't do this completely and I use a fair amount of major voicings, but I did try to move in that direction. I don't know if it will come across on the audio on youtube, but I made liberal use of the pedal, which is unusual for me. I am trying to stretch and emphasis the overtones of the piano as an effect. I try to repedal decisively between mode changes so it doesn't sound sloppy, but I let the pedal linger as long as I am in the same mode. All of this analysis flies out the window when I am playing, but I did think about it before and after I played the piece.
Jan
6
Christina pays tribute to Nina Simone with a rendition of "I Love You Porgy" at the 1st Grammy Nominations Concert December 3rd 2008
Jan
6
Take your hands off - Bess is delirious after she met Crown. Oh, Doctor Jesus - Serena's prayer for Bess to get sane. Porgy's waiting for Bess' awakening. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess), Cynthia Clarey (Serena), Mervin Wallace (Peter). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Jan
6
Dorothy Dandridge with Sidney Poitier in the 1959 Movie Porgy and Bess 1959.
Jan
6
Eric Benet video with Faith Evans. The US version was deemed too graphic (with the car accident in slo-mo) so this version was shown overseas. TrueEBFans.com
Jan
6
Dmitri and Barbara sing duet from Porgy and Bess at a Concert in Monaco in 1999.
Jan
6
Bill Evans from Piano Legends (1986) Hosted by Chick Corea
Jan
6
The amazing Keith Jarret performing the Gershwin standard at his solo piano concert, Tokoyo, 1987
