G. Gershwin
Rhapsody in Claret & Blue (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Howard Alden, Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, 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)
Rolf Bussalb, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Howard Alden
The Man I Love (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska
Dubose Heyward
Summertime (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Rolf Bussalb, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Nigel Kennedy, Howard Alden, Dave Heath
Time
Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Dave Heath
Porgy & Bess (Arr. Kennedy)
Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Rolf Bussalb
How Long Has This Been Going On (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb
N. Kennedy
Fantasy
Sonja Schebeck, Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
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, Howard Alden, Rolf Bussalb, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska