Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”

~ Aria

Relationships

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
Wikidata:Q2920365 [info]
later versions:It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II (order: 2)
arrangements:Porgy and Bess Suite: “It ain’t necessarily so” (for brass; arr. Alan Fernie)
Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So (for piano and violin, arr. Heifetz)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1935-10-23Porgy and Bess: Act II. It Ain’t Necessarily SoLawrence Tibbett, Alexander Smallens3:03
1940-05-15Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 2. It Ain’t Necessarily SoTodd Duncan & Eva Jessye Choir2:45
1952-09-21Porgy & Bess: Act Two, Scene I. It ain’t necessarily so (live, 1952-09-21: Titania Palast, Berlin, Germany)liveCab Calloway, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens5:48
1963-05-13 – 1963-05-17Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily SoRCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson2:57
1989-06Porgy and Bess, Suite: a. Prelude / b. “Summertime” / c. “I got plenty o' nuttin'” / d. “Bess, you is my woman now” / e. “I can't sit down” / f. “It ain't necessarily so” / g. “I loves you, Porgy” / h. “There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York” / i. “O Lawd, I'm on my way”medleyBoston Pops Orchestra, John Williams17:01
1998Porgy and Bess, Act II: It Ain’t Necessarily SoCincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel3:47
2009-03Porgy and Bess: “It Ain't Necessarily So”Bryn Terfel, Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, Paul Daniel3:51
2012-03Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily SoDavid Alan Grier, Bryonha Marie Parham & Company3:14
2020-03Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily SoMorgan State University Choir, Chauncey Packer, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop4:06
"Porgy and Bess": It Ain't Necessarily SoMario‐Ratko Delorko4:03
I Ain’t Got No Shame / It Ain’t Necessarily So (Sportin’ Life)Simon Estes, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Leonard Slatkin5:50
It Ain't Necessarily SoDiahann Carroll & The André Previn Trio3:19
It Ain't Necessarily SoinstrumentalLondon Promenade Orchestra2:46
It Ain't Necessarily SoGeorge Gershwin3:06
It Ain’t Necessarily SoGeorge Kirby4:28
It Ain’t Necessarily So (The Oscar Peterson Trio)cover and instrumentalOscar Peterson4:01
It Ain’t Necessarily SoJohn W. Bubbles?:??
It Ain’t Necessarily So (“Porgy and Bess”)Lawrence Tibbett?:??
It Ain’t Necessarily So (instrumental)instrumentalThe Bethlehem Orchestra, Russ Garcia1:52
It Ain’t Necessarily So / Plenty of Nothing / There’s a Boat / Porgy I’s Your Woman NowpartialMarti Webb & Mark Rattray2:38
Porgy and Bess Suite: It Ain’t Necessarily SoCrispian Steele‐Perkins with Leslie Pearson2:26
Porgy and Bess, Act II Scene 2: It ain't necessarily soinstrumentalCenter City Brass Quintet2:33
Porgy and Bess, Act II, Scene 2: It Ain't Necessarily So (1976 Houston Grand Opera cast)George Gershwin3:10
Porgy and Bess: "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Sporting Life, Chorus)Avon Long, Lehman Engel3:00
Porgy and Bess: Act II, It Ain’t Necessarily SoGerman Brass3:15
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. "It ain't necessarily so" - "Shame on all you sinners" - "Bess!...Crown!..."The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel9:33
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. "It ain't necessarily so" - "Shame on all you sinners" (Sporting Life, Chorus, Serena, Maria)George Gershwin5:59
Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily SoMario‐Ratko Delorko4:12
Porgy and Bess. Act II: It Ain't Neccessarily SoBulgarian State Radio Orchestra, Alexander Vladigerov4:24
Suite de "Porgy and Bess" - It Ain't Necessarily SoinstrumentalNew Symphony Orchestra of London, René Leibowitz2:20