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