| Porgy & Bess | ||||
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| Studio album by Mundell Lowe and his All Stars | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 16 & 17 and October 3, 1958 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | RCA Camden CAL-490 | |||
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Porgy & Bess is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe and his All Stars featuring their interpretations of the George Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1958 for the RCA Camden label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Lowe's arrangements are colorful and swinging, doing justice to the music while turning the familiar themes into jazz". [2]
All compositions by George Gershwin
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