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