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