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