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