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