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