Just a musical fragment from Gershwin's standard-filled "folk opera" Porgy and Bess, beautifully expanded into a jazzy love song. Bess' passive but passionate ballad motivates the climactic fight to the death between Porgy and Crown.
p.s. I love Billie too, but give it up for Nina; this is a jazz art-song classic.
Just a musical fragment from Gershwin's standard-filled "folk opera" Porgy and Bess, beautifully expanded into a jazzy love song. Bess' passive but passionate ballad motivates the climactic fight to the death between Porgy and Crown.
p.s. I love Billie too, but give it up for Nina; this is a jazz art-song classic.