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Random Dances and (A)tonalities by Don Byron and Aruan Ortiz
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THE DUO of Santiago de Cuba-born pianist Aruan Ortiz and Bronx-born clarinet troubadour of Antiguan roots Don Byron is a singularly potent one.
Their new record together Random Dances and (A)tonalities, recorded in Zurich, is an amalgam of diverse crucial influences, from Duke Ellington to JS Bach and from the Catalan pianist Tete Montoliu to the late keyboard genius Geri Allen. There is also a reinvention of tenor saxophonist Benny Golson’s hardbop theme Along Came Betty.
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