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