Porgy and Bess is an opera by George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess may also refer to: Highlights from Porgy and Bess, a 1935 recording of selections from the opera Porgy and Bess (1950 album), a recording of selections from the opera featuring Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill Porgy and Bess (1951 album), the first complete recording of the opera Porgy and Bess (film), the 1959 film directed by Otto Preminger Porgy and Bess (Glyndebourne album), the 1988 Glyndebourne Festival recording of the opera Porgy and Bess (Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne album), 1959 Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson album), 1997 Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album), 1957 Porgy and Bess (Hank Jones album), released in 1959 Porgy and Bess (Miles Davis album), released in 1959 Porgy and Bess (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album), 1959 Porgy & Bess (Mundell Lowe album), 1958 Porgy & Bess (Buddy Collette album), 1959 Porgy and Bess (Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass album), 1976 Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture, a 1942 symphonic arrangement by Robert Russell Bennett Selections from George Gershwin's Folk Opera Porgy and Bess, recordings by members of the original cast The Complete Porgy and Bess, a 1956 jazz recording featuring Mel Tormé The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, a 2006 recording based on the opera's original 1935 production See also Porgy and Bess discography, a list of recordings