{"product_id":"porgy-bess","title":"Porgy \u0026 Bess","description":"Amazon.com\n\nGetting the two most personable voices in jazz to sing an hour's worth of George Gershwin's opera Porgy \u0026amp; Bess (Ella doing all the female parts, Satchmo all the male) was a good idea, but not quite as great as it sounded. Armstrong savors the down-and-dirty Charlestonisms that inspired the cadences of the music and lyrics, and they fit his happy rasp like an old shoe; Fitzgerald, conversely, sounds almost prissy every time she has to sing the word \"ain't,\" though her melodic genius gets Gershwin's bold, supple tunes over. The arrangements are full-throttle Broadway, with a few leaps into Dixieland (including some fine Armstrong trumpet solos), but the disc works best when the vocalists break character and let their jazz side out. --Douglas Wolk\n\nProduct description\n\nFITZGERALD ELLA \/ ARMSTRONG LOUIS PORGY \u0026amp; BESS\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000046Z5\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGRJ0081KU_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ella Fitzgerald|Louis Armstrong\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41515851743290,"sku":"4EKGRJ0081KU_ns","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000046Z5-0.jpg?v=1783708830","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/porgy-bess","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}