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