Jazz musicians have drawn on the riches of George Gershwin 's vast musical legacy for some 75 years, adapting his melodies and harmonies to fuel their own flights of inspiration. In the last of four programmes on jazz interpretations of music by the great American composer, Geoffrey Smith presents a composite performance of Porgy and Bess given by an all-star cast of jazz singers and players. Performers include Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong ,
Cleo Laine , Ray Charles , Sidney Bechet , Miles Davis , Gil Evans and Billie
Holiday.
Producer Derek Drescher
Repeated Friday 11.30pm
SOUNDING THE CENTURY