As I searched for pieces for the album, Transatlantique, I thought it would be interesting to perform works which are not part of the ordinary guitar repertoire. I searched for pieces with multi-cultural backgrounds arrangements of works originally written for other instruments.
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Transatlantique
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986)
Sonata Transatlantique (arr. James Smith)
- Fox-Trot 4:02
- Spiritual/Blues 4:08
- Charleston 2:13
Andrew York (b. 1958)
- Sanzen-in 5:01
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
From the Well-Tempered Clavier (arr. James Smith)
- Prelude 2:29
- Fugue 1:55
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
- Bad Boys 2:52
- A Boy Named Hiroshima 3:16
Traditional (arr. Edward Flower)
- The Death of Queen Jane 4:22
- Barbara Allen 3:37
- My Last Farewell to Sterling 3:29
The Beatles (arr. Leo Brouwer)
- The Fool on the Hill 3:35
Total Timing 40:57
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