It Ain’t Necessarily So

~ Recording by Oscar Peterson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1It Ain’t Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
1.1It Ain't Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
  • 1996-02-27 US
1.1It Ain’t Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
1.17It Ain’t Necessarily So2:47Oscar PetersonKuschel Jazz
2.1It Ain’t Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonEight Classic Albums
  • 2010-09-12 XE
6.13It Ain’t Necessary So2:46Oscar PetersonThe 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s
  • 2011-05-03 US
  • 2011 GB
3.13It Ain't Necessarily So2:47Oscar PetersonSongbooks
  • 2012-06-04 GB
1.1It Ain’t Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
(unknown)
7.1It Ain't Necessarily So2:49Oscar PetersonSongbooks +

Relationships

bass:Ray Brown (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:Oscar Peterson (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
recorded at:Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
recording of:It Ain’t Necessarily So
It Ain’t Necessarily So (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09: instrumental)

Related works

It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
Dorothy Heyward
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin
publisher:Chappell Music (ASCAP)
Gershwin Publishing Corp
Warner Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Warner/Chappell North America Limited
was commissioned by:Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
referred to in medleys:It Ain’t Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary
Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 5)
later translated versions:C’n’est pas nécessairement ça
I waas ned obs wiaklich so woa
later versions:It Ain’t Necessarily So (from ‘Porgy and Bess’)
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
is the basis for:Etude on "It Ain't Necessarily So"
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