Porgy (album) explained

Porgy
Type:	Album
Artist:	When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water
Cover:	Porgy (album).jpg
Recorded:	Noise New York
Genre:	Experimental rock
Length:	52:43
Label:	Shimmy Disc
Producer:	Kramer
Prev Title:	Bobby
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Bill Kennedy's Showtime
Next Year:	1993

Porgy is the second studio album by the American band When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc.^{[1] [2]} It contains covers of songs from Porgy and Bess.^[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a well-informed piece of work, not simply a cheap parody."^[4] The New York Times wrote that the band "specializes in satire ... When People Were Shorter isn't smug; this group's love of bad taste seemed honest and heartfelt."^[5]

Personnel

Adapted from Bobby liner notes.^[6]

When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water

• David Licht – drums
• Robert Meetsma – guitar, banjo, fiddle, cornet, saxophone, tambourine, percussion, vocals
• Kim Rancourt – vocals, flute
• David Raymer – guitar, vocals
• Dave Rick – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Paul Defilipps – vocals, trombone
• Frank London – trumpet
• Tom Varner – French horn

Production and additional personnel

• Kramer – production
• Paco Simon – cover art
• Chris Xefos – engineering

Notes and References

1. Book: Blush . Steve . New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB . 2016 . Macmillan . 281.
2. True . Everett . Porgy by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water . Melody Maker . Sep 14, 1991 . 67 . 37 . 33.
3. News: Robins . Wayne . Emerging Bands In the Spotlight . Newsday . 15 July 1991 . Part II . 41.
4. David . Greenberger . Scott . Schinder . When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water . . 2007 . March 15, 2016.
5. News: Schoemer . Karen . Pop and Jazz in Review . The New York Times . 28 Nov 1991 . C14.
6. Bobby . . 1991 . booklet . . New York City.