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