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