Summertime - as performed by Mary Joyce Higgins & Lany Criswell

"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.

The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt... one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote....Gershwin's highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of African-Americans in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century."[2] Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has characterised Heyward's lyrics for "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now" as "the best lyrics in the musical theater".[3] The song has been claimed to be one the most covered songs in the history of recorded music.[

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• folk
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• spiritual
• porgy
• bess
• jazz
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[SevenSistersPlus]

Mary Joyce, thanks for doing this. I miss hearing you play. And, Lany has a beautiful voice.

[maryjoycehiggins]

@SevenSistersPlus Hey! Is this Joy? I hope so! How are you? What's it like living in Mexico? Thank you so much for listening. I'm about to be a grandmother! Jessica is due anytime now. Little boy. His name will be Corbin James-Crill Jenkins. Please let me know how you're doing.

Love,

Mary Joyce

[pastore0506]

Lovely version! My thanks to guitmartiman for letting me know about this video.

George

[SevenSistersPlus]

Yes, Mary Joyce, it is Joy. I'll get your email from Becca or Jessica and reply privately. Yes, I did know about Jessica...I keep up with you guys. Until soon.

[KarenEng]

Fantastic singing and guitar playing! :)

[thh2410]

excellent ;)

Greets from Germany

[simplystrings4U]

I listen to this over and over. Just wonderful. Give us more like this. Singer's voice fantastic.

[KarlheinzFey1]

Very nice arrangement, playing and singing! 5*, merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Karlheinz

[arthurleino]

Real nice! Thanks for sending!

[funnycurly22]

Very nice !!!