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