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