Recital (Nigel Kennedy album)

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Recital
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Studio album by
Released2013
Genre Jazz
Label Sony Classical
Producer Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy chronology
The Four Elements
(2011)
Recital
(2013)
My World
(2016)

Recital is a 2013 jazz album by Nigel Kennedy and the Orchestra of Life for Sony Classical. [1] [2] [3]

Nigel Kennedy British-born violinist and violist

Nigel Kennedy is an English violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and has more recently performed in jazz, klezmer and other music genres.

Track listing

  1. Sweet & Slow (Fats Waller)
  2. "Take Five" (Dave Brubeck)
  3. I'm Crazy About My Baby (Fats Waller)
  4. Por do sol (Ze Gomez)
  5. Viper's Drag (Fats Waller)
  6. New Dawn (Nigel Kennedy)
  7. Out of the Ocean (Irish Traditional / Nigel Kennedy)
  8. How Can You Face Me Now (Fats Waller)
  9. Allegro - inspired by Bach (Bach / Kennedy)
  10. Vivace - inspired by Bach (Bach / Kennedy)
  11. Helena's Honeysuckle (Yaron Stavi)
  12. Dusk (Nigel Kennedy)

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References

  1. Whitaker's Shorts: Five Years in Review 1472906160 Bloomsbury Publishing - 2013 "city's music scene, leading to setting up a jazz quintet and the Orchestra of Life (for young classical musicians who, like Kennedy, have a jazz bent).
  2. In March 2013 Sony, Classical released Nigel Kennedy's new album Recital ...
  3. The Independent Review