It Ain’t Necessarily So

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald

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1.18It Ain’t Necessarily So6:35Louis Armstrong & Ella FitzgeraldLouis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald the Very Best Of
  • 2015-02-20 FR

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recording of:It Ain’t Necessarily So (cover)

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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