Leroy Holmes: A Musical Portrait of Ray Charles/Goes Latin/Bossa Nova

Rating: ★★

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Blue Moon

April/2018

Why on earth one would want these otiose orchestral versions of Ray Charles songs instead of the real thing defeats me, and Claus Ogerman's heavyweight latin arrangements for the veteran bandleader fare little better.

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