Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?

~ Recording by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.2What You Want Wid Bess?1:59Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)MGV 4011-2
1.9Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?2:01Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
  • US1986-06-16
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)827 475-2
1.9Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)827 475-2
3.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:03Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Ella and Louis on VerveElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-05-20
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)3145372842
3.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongElla & Louis Classic Album CollectionElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Intermusic S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)DEL 800123
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:01George GershwinPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)MGV 4011-2
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
The Intense Music
3.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:01Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongThe DefinitiveElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT3CD036
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongAlbum
  • JP2011-06-22
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UCCU-6141
2.5What You Want Wid Bess2:00Ella FitzgeraldSix Classic Albums, Volume 2Ella FitzgeraldAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-10-18
Real Gone JazzRGJCD413
3.9What You Want Wid Bess2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongElla & Louis: The Complete Norman Granz SessionsElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
ONE Records (Lisboa and Porto)59805
3.11What You Want Wid Bess?2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongCheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet RecordingsElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-04-06
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella FitzgeraldPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
  • GB2018-08-10
Verve Reissues
3.11What You Want Wid Bess?2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongCheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet RecordingsElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America), Verve Label Group00602557627725
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella FitzgeraldPorgy & Bess (remastered)Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
  • XW2020-02-26
RevOla Records
1.6What You Want Wid Bess?2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
ZYX MusicBHM 2055-1
3.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongElla & Louis Classic Album CollectionElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Seoul Records
1.9Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?2:01George GershwinPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55427
1.9Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?2:01George GershwinPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)840 812-2
1.9Porgy & Bess: What You Want Wid Bess?2:01Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)D263476, 827 475-2
1.8What Do You Want Wid Bess?2:02Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)810 049-2
(unknown)
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongAlbum
  • JP2011-06-22
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UCCU-6141
1.9What You Want Wid Bess?2:00Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongElla & Louis Porgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum
Not Now MusicCATLP115
1.9What You Want Wid Bess2:01Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongPorgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum

Relationships

double bass:Joe Mondragon (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
drums (drum set):Alvin Stoller (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
French horn:Vincent DeRosa (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
guitar:Tony Rizzi (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
piano:Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
trombone:Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
trumpet:Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
violin:Victor Arno (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
conductor:Russell Garcia (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)
recording of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “Oh, what you want wid Bess?” (from 1957-08-18 until 1957-10-14)

Related works

Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “Oh, what you want wid Bess?”

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II (order: 4)