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