In 1998, for the Gershwin Centennial, Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell joined Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony to record a suite of songs from Porgy and Bess. Interestingly, this is the only song of the suite that actually belongs to Bess. If you’re listening to the new Broadway cast recording and longing to hear Audra sing the role with a full orchestra, this recording might do the trick.