Welcome to the Backroom Breakdown, where we scan our liner notes for any lingering threads from last week’s main episode. Today, we’re taking a bit of a closer look at Porgy and Bess compositions covered by Black musicians. In doing so, we’re going to unpack what it means to reclaim established works of art as a person of color, from Nina Simone’s first recording of “I Loves You Porgy” to Whitney Houston’s unreal medley featuring the song in 1994.