Credits:

Daisuke Suzuki (guitar)

Description:

The master musician Daisuke Suzuki has marked his 50th birthday with the release of the ultimate collection of popular masterpieces, all of which have been newly recorded and are sure to move the heart. It is well known that Takemitsu inspired Suzuki's debut, and this year, 25 years after his death, he re-recorded "12 Songs for Guitar" using his famous instrument, the Ignacio Fleta e Ihos. The album is also packed with 22 other masterpieces, including standard numbers and chansons that have long been sung by jazz musicians and singers, as well as numbers by Astor Piazzolla, an Argentine tango singer who celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth. (C)RS