featuring:

Billy Harper - tenor sax, Tim Hagans - trumpet, Gary Smulyan - baritone sax, Dave Woodley - trombone, Cecilia Coleman - piano, Ray Drummond - bass, Joe La Barbera - drums, Don Shelton - alto flute & soprano and tenor sax, John Riley - bassoon & tenor sax, Stephanie O'Keefe - French horn, Bob Carr - bass clarinet, Greg Huckins - bass clarinet, Tom Delibero - trumpet, Louis Fasman - trumpet, Les Lovitt - trumpet, Les Benedict - trombone, Bill Roper - tuba

songs:

1) Introduction
2) Summertime
3) A Woman is a Sometime Thing
4) Gone Gone Gone
5) My Man's Gone Now
6) It Ain't Necessarily So
7) Here Come De Honey Man
8) I Loves You Porgy
9) A Red Headed Woman
10) Clara Clara
11) There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York

"Porgy & Bess - Redefined!"

Porgy and Bess was Gershwin's longest and most ambitious work as well as his personal favorite. Jazz arrangers have found the epic, folk opera's thematic material fertile ground for embellishment and reinvention. Mark Masters has succeeded admirably in bringing his own concept to these familiar pieces. As in previous projects, Masters' 'in and out" approach re-casts the music while retaining its substance. He provides a series of stimulating send-offs, backgrounds, and riffs that complement but never overwhelm the soloists.