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