A high-grade transfer to LP for a 2018 album of popular songs in delightful transcriptions by Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), and played by an Italian guitarist, Andrea Dieci, who has made a specia­lity of this repertoire, 12 Songs Transcriptions for Guitar. Andrea Dieci: An Italian guitarist known for his expertise in Takemitsu’s guitar repertoire, Dieci brings authority and sensitivity to these transcriptions, having previously recorded Takemitsu’s original concert music for the instrument.