Jazz Versions
- The Complete Porgy and Bess (1956), the first recording of nearly the entire work using jazz singers and instrumentalists, with Mel Tormé and Frances Faye
- Porgy and Bess (1957), a collaboration between Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in another jazz interpretation of the opera
- Porgy and Bess, (1958) Miles Davis and Gil Evans recorded their own jazz instrumental interpretation of the opera.
- Porgy and Bess, (1959) Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae recorded their own jazz vocal interpretation of the opera.
- Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess (1959), Oscar Peterson recorded his interpretation of ten instrumentals from the opera.
- Porgy and Bess, (1959) Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne released an album of ten selections.
- The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1966), The Modern Jazz Quartet recorded their interpretation of seven instrumentals from the opera.
- Porgy and Bess (1976), Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass recorded selections from the opera.
- Porgy and Bess (1976), Ray Charles and Cleo Laine recorded selections from the opera.
- Porgy and Bess (1997), Joe Henderson (on tenor sax) recorded selections from the opera for Verve.
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