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