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