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Orquesta Libre + Suga Dairo + RONxII: Plays Duke

Read "Plays Duke" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 9, 2013

Japanese drummer Yashuhiro Yoshigali's Orquesta Libre programs reflected the master musicians eclectic tastes and versatile capabilities--any thing from nuevo-tango, psychedelic hits from the sixties to Burt Bacharach and jazz standards, all performed in playful arrangements. So, dedicating a whole program to some of the most recognizable standards of Duke Ellington, few were popular dance songs, came as no surprise. The Orquesta Libre performed these standards regularly in the last years before recording them. The 10-piece orchestra ...