Rita Reys in concert

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RITA REYS

9 mei 2008

International Jazz Festival - Middelburg ( The Netherlands)

Rita Reys, 83 years young, performed with a trio directed by piano player Erik Van Der Luyt. In two sets Rita Reys sung about twenty tunes, most from the American Songbook. Despite her age she still has that certain magic that belongs to the great star of the previous decades. On stage she still tries to pull the strings and Erik van der Luyt and his men gave her this feeling in a professional way.

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Rita Reys in Middelburg

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I had an LP of hers on Epic with arrangements by Tom Dissevelt, best known for his Kid Baltan electronic LPs on Philips. I unloaded it years back, but I remember liking her singing. Had no idea she was still alive or still performing.