It was a challenging and great experience making the recordings. In live gigs, the band has always performed acoustically, i.e. with no microphones or use of a PA system. So Yoshigaki san chose to record in one room, with no separation, monitors or click tracks (including the vocalists), and to record everything, as much as possible, in one take. That was scary, especially as some of the trickiest parts of the songs come in the last 30 seconds of a 7 minute track! But we soon relaxed and it felt really comfortable. The result has been a real revelation to me, as the sound feels really warm and natural. In our era of digitalised music, and of not playing acoustically in studios and on stage, this feels like a real breath of fresh air.
"Can't Help Falling In Love～好きにならずにいられない"
ORQUESTA LIBRE
(Glamorous Records)
EWGL-15
AVAILABLE HERE
1. 首の差 Por Una Cabeza
2. ハッシュ Hush
3. パープル･ヘイズ Purple Haze
4. 小さな願い I Say A Little Prayer
5. 遥かなる影 Close To You
6. ハロー･ドーリー Hello Dolly
7. シシリアンのテーマ Le Clan Des Siciliens
8. 砂の岬 Ponta De Areia
9. 好きにならずにいられない Can't Help Falling In Love
"うたのかたち～UTA NO KA・TA・TI"
Orquesta Libre with Yanagihara Yoichiro and Ohata Yuichi
(Glamorous Records)
EWGL-0013/14
AVAILABLE HERE
CD 1 (Guest vocalist- Yanagihara Yoichiro)
1. Alabama Song
2. Gigolo Ballad
3. Moritato (live version)
4. Second Finale
5. Every Time We Say Goodbye
6. Alfie's Theme (instrumental)
7. Smile
CD 2 (Guest vocalist- Ohata Yuichi)
1. Cecilia (instrumental)
2. ゴロワーズを吸ったことがあるかい
3. Lili Marlene
4. Oh Champs Elysees
5. Purple Haze
6. I Shall Be Released
ORQUESTA LIBRE
Taisei Aoki: Trombone, arrangement
Hiroyuki Shiotani: Clarinet
Daisuke Fujiwara: Saxophone
Takao Watanabe: Trumpet
Gideon Juckes: Tuba
Kumiko Takara: Vibraphone, melodica
Masato Suzuki: Bass
Motomu Shiiya: Guitar
Yoichi Okabe: Percussion
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: Drums, arrangement
