Original Air Date 1-5-2012 

Porgy and Bess

The culminating genius of George and Ira Gershwin came together with DuBose Heyward to create one of the great miracles of the musical stage. Here we focus on this titanic score with vocalists from the world of jazz, pop song, and Broadway: Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Sammy Davis Jr, and others.