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