It Ain't Necessarily So

~ Recording by Joe Henderson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.7It Ain't Necessarily So6:27Joe HendersonPorgy and Bess
  • 1997-09-16 US
1.7It Ain't Necessarily So6:26Joe HendersonPorgy and Bess
1.7It Ain't Necessarily So6:27Joe HendersonPorgy And Bess
1.7It Ain't Necessarily So6:27Joe HendersonPorgy and Bess

Relationships

bass:Dave Holland (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
drums (drum set):Jack DeJohnette (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
electric guitar:John Scofield
guitar:John Scofield (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
piano:Tommy Flanagan (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
tenor saxophone:Joe Henderson (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
trombone:Conrad Herwig (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
vibraphone:Stefon Harris (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
vocals:Sting
recorded at:Avatar Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-05-25 until 1997-05-28)
recording of:It Ain’t Necessarily So (in 1997-05)

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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