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