<I>Porgy and Bess</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1985
name: label: Published by
content: Philips Records, American, founded 1950
label: Recorded by
content: Simon Estes, American, born 1938
label: Recorded by
content: Roberta Alexander, American, born 1949
label: Recorded by
content: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, German, founded 1923
label: Directed by
content: Leonard Slatkin, American, born 1944
label: Composed by
content: George Gershwin, American, 1898 - 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of a Porgy and Bess highlights album in audio cassette format. Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander portray Porgy and Bess, respectively. The performance is conducted by Leonard Slatkin and features the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Cassette is matte black plastic containing magnetic tape. Label on the cassette is white with black text. Track list is "Introduction", "Jazzbo Brown Blues", "Summertime", "My Man's Gone Now", "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'", "Buzzard Keep on Flyin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "Oh, I Can't Sit Down", "I Ain't Got No Shame - It Ain't Necessarily So", "Now De Time, Oh Gawd", "Tell Me Quick Where's Bess", and "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way". Album sleeve features portrait of Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander with brown background. Case is clear plastic.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Audio
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.100.2abc
objectType: label: Type
content: audio cassettes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1985 Philips Records
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic , tape , paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Case): 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 1.6 cm)