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