G. Gershwin
Rhapsody in Claret & Blue (Arr. Kennedy)
Howard Alden, Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck
Kennedy Meets Gershwin
Encouraged from a young age by Stéphane Grappelli, Nigel Kennedy has developed into a fine jazz musician. He solidifies his reputation here with an intimate club session of Gershwin tunes. After kicking off with a lounge-y “Rhapsody in Claret and Blue”, the quartet holds a freer rein in “The Man I Love’”, while “Summertime” is stripped to its beautiful essentials. Songs from Porgy and Bess are performed with winning restraint, and the small snatches of harpsichord are strokes of genius. Kennedy even makes an impressive piano debut on “They Can’t Take that Away From Me” and “Fantasy”.
Our Love Is Here to Stay (Arr. Kennedy)
Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb
The Man I Love (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
Dubose Heyward
Summertime (Arr. Kennedy)
Howard Alden, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana, Sonja Schebeck, Dave Heath, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec
Time
Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana, Howard Alden, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Dave Heath
Porgy & Bess (Arr. Kennedy)
Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana, Sonja Schebeck
How Long Has This Been Going On (Arr. Kennedy)
Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec
N. Kennedy
Fantasy
Sonja Schebeck, Rolf Bussalb, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Alicja Smietana, Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Arr. Kennedy)
Alicja Smietana, Howard Alden, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Sonja Schebeck
Oh, Lady Be Good! (Arr. Kennedy)
Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana, Howard Alden, Sonja Schebeck