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