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