It Ain't Necessarily So

~ Recording by Freddie Roach

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1It Ain't Necessarily So5:02Freddie RoachGood Move!Freddie RoachAlbum
Blue NoteBLP 4158
1.1It Ain't Necessarily So5:02Freddie RoachGood Move!Freddie RoachAlbum
Blue Note7243 5 24551 2 6
1.1It Ain't Necessarily So5:02Freddie RoachGood MoveFreddie RoachAlbum
  • -2024
Blue Note602455059734

Relationships

recording engineer:Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-11-29)
producer:Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):Clarence Johnston (on 1963-11-29)
guitar:Eddie Wright (on 1963-11-29)
organ:Freddie Roach (on 1963-11-29)
recorded at:Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-11-29)
recording of:It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1963-11-29: instrumental)

It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
Dorothy Heyward (playwright)
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:Chappell Music (ASCAP)
Gershwin Publishing Corp
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
referred to in medleys:It Ain’t Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary
Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 5)
later translated versions:C’n’est pas nécessairement ça
I waas ned obs wiaklich so woa
later versions:It Ain’t Necessarily So (from ‘Porgy and Bess’) (arrangement for 48 violas)
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
is the basis for:Etude on "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Vals