G. Gershwin
Rhapsody in Claret & Blue (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Rolf Bussalb, Nigel Kennedy, Alicja Smietana, Howard Alden
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)
Rolf Bussalb, Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska
The Man I Love (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Howard Alden
Summertime (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Sonja Schebeck, Dave Heath, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Howard Alden, Alicja Smietana
Time
Alicja Smietana, Dave Heath, Rolf Bussalb, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden
Porgy & Bess (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Alicja Smietana, Rolf Bussalb, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden
How Long Has This Been Going On (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska
N. Kennedy
Fantasy
Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden, Sonja Schebeck, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Alicja Smietana
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Arr. Kennedy)
Alicja Smietana, Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden, Tomasz Kupiec, Rolf Bussalb
Oh, Lady Be Good! (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Sonja Schebeck, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Tomasz Kupiec, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden