Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 2. It Ain’t Necessarily So

Name: Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 2. It Ain’t Necessarily So
Duration: 2 min 45 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
3.2	Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So	?:??	George Gershwin	Selections from George Gershwin’s Folk Opera Porgy and Bess	George Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Eva Jessye Choir, Decca Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Smallens	Album + Soundtrack	US1940	Decca Records	29067 A/B, 29068 A/B, 29069 A/B, 29070 A/B, Decca Album no. 145
1.8	Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 2. It Ain’t Necessarily So	?:??	George Gershwin	George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess	George Gershwin; Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Decca Symphony Orchestra	Album + Soundtrack	US1959	Decca Records	DL 79024
1.10	Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene 2. It Ain’t Necessarily So	2:45	Todd Duncan & Eva Jessye Choir	Porgy and Bess (Selections): Original Cast and Other Early Recordings (Recorded 1935–1942)	Gershwin; Anne Brown, Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Paul Robeson, Lawrence Tibbett, Jascha Heifetz	Album + Compilation	-2003-01	Naxos Historical	8.110219, 8.110219–20, 8.110220

baritone vocals:	Todd Duncan (baritone) (on 1940-05-15)
choir vocals:	Eva Jessye Choir (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:	Decca Symphony Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
conductor:	Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1940-05-15)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1940)

recording of:	Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life) (on 1940-05-15)

lyricist:	Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward
composer:	George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)

later versions:	It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
part of:	Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II (order: 2)
arrangements:	Porgy and Bess Suite: “It ain’t necessarily so” (for brass; arr. Alan Fernie) Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So (for piano and violin, arr. Heifetz)