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