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