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