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