UNESCO Video: MEDLEY : BUT NOT FOR ME (George Gershwin) - OKLAHOMA KID (Riccardo Del Fra)




Riccardo Del Fra "MY CHET MY SONG" Quintet & Orchestre du Conservatoire de Toulouse Live at JAZZ IN MARCIAC - August 6 2011 Featuring : Roy Hargrove, Pierrick Pedron, Bruno Ruder, Billy Hart and Riccardo Del Fra Arrangements and composition by Riccardo Del Fra

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