Porgy & Bess (studio album)
by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong bestography
Porgy & Bess is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is Ella & Louis which is ranked number 1092 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,592.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Porgy & Bess track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2025 16:09 | TonySayers61 | 22,982 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 14:29 |  Tamthebam | 22,824 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2024 16:16 |  Norman Bates | 9,960 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2024 12:20 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,296 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2024 16:36 | replacementlevel | 7,704 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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Well crafted arrangements. A really beautiful rendition of the original soundtrack.
A beautiful version of the Gershwin's classic. Both Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald are on top form and thankfully Fitzgerald doesn't slip into any scatting histrionics. A lovely record.
A classic record!
RoundTheBend 01/24/2016 21:49 | #157540
While Summertime is timeless, I didn't really fall in love with it. I think with most things like this (Opera/Musical) you have to experience it live, not just listening to a recording. If you've fallen in love with it live, you'll love the recording. The score I'm giving is strictly on the recording as I don't have a connection with the opera yet. Most Operas/Musicals have a popular theme and the rest of it musically isn't "catchy" rather is part of the story. Also I rated the songs at a 70 because they are musically interesting in of themselves, but as an over all album I rank it a 60 because I didn't really jive with the whole thing...it was just a random collection of songs telling a story I am not familiar with.
More listenable than the Gershwin opera. A great addition for fans of Ella and Louis.
eclab 01/24/2013 01:52 | #62656
Spectacular vocals from Ella, especially on "Summertime".
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