314-1| Meshuge Klezmer Band | Treyf 1929 |
Some Klezmorim on this side and the other side of the ocean engage in a challenge with time and space on the words of a fascinating and meshuge tale. The meandering, urgent, yet majestic gait of the Klezmer moves, by play of the imagination, from present-day Verona to New York in 1929. The result is a seductive, sepia-toned about-turn from whose mesh emerges the voice of the poet-singer Samuel Malavsky, the trumpet of Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave), David Harris's trombone and the guitar of Pete Fitzpatrick (Naftule's Dream, Shirim).
Treyf 1929 is the third work of the only non-American band to be included by David Krakauer in his Tzadik compilation "Music from the Winery".
Giorgio Signoretti
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Tracks:
1. DER HEYSER BULGAR (Naftule Brandwein) --> Listen Mp3!
2. THE BOSTONIAN NIGUN (Traditional)
3. EINLADUNG TSUM TANZ (Traditional)
4. OY TATE S'IZ GUT (Naftule Brandwein) --> Listen Mp3!
5. GRANDMA'S DRAIDEL (Mickey Katz / Nat Farber)
6. WEDDING DANCE (Traditional)
Personnel:
YOSSEL 'JOE' GARFUNKEL, FABIO BASILE electric guitar
FERGUS O'SULLIVAN, PETE FITZPATRICK electric guitar
MENDEL 'MANNIE' NUSSBAUM, STEFANO CORSI double bass
ZEVULUN 'ZEV' BERCOVICZ, ZENO DE ROSSI drums,percussion
AHARON 'RONNIE' SHAPIRO, ROBERTO LANCIAI alto sax
ABRAHAM 'ABE' YABLONER, ANDREA RANZATO accordion
RIVKA WIESENTHAL, MARIA VICENTINI violin
ASHER KALISHER, DAVID HARRIS trombone
EFRAIM ENGLANDER, FRANK LONDON trumpet and treyf shofar
SAMUEL MALAVSKY cantor
ENRICO TERRAGNOLI treyf sounds
Artwork by MASSIMILIANO SORRENTINI
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Review quotes:
Libero Farné
Musica Jazz - aprile 2006
"Treyf 1929 recupera brani della tradizione ebraica, con la consapevolezza delle influenze che si sono stratificate nei decenni, durante gli spostamenti tra Europa e America. Le cadenze esplicite, velate di una falsa patina d'epoca, sono inframmezzate da brevi inserti di rarefatta sperimentazione, che risuonano lontani e misteriosi"
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Ken Waxman
JazzWord - 20.2.2006
http://www.jazzword.com/reviews/102724
"Want a quick definition of post-modernism or primitive-futurism? Just listen to Brandwein’s “Oy Tate S’iz Gut”. Before sliding in a contrafact of “Caravan”, Ziggy Ellman-like freyleich trumpet lines face off against JB-like funky electric bass beats. Then, possibly through contact with the Ellington-Tizol line the brass turns to Bubber Miley influenced Jungle style plunger tones"
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Bruce Lee Gallanther
Downtown Music Gallery - luglio 2005
"This music, old klezmer, does make me feel good, I just want to get up and dance"
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Angelo Leonardi
All About Jazz Italia - 25.7.2005
http://italia.allaboutjazz.com/italy/reviews/r0705_022_it.htm
"La vicenda e' talmente carina da sembrare un'elaborazione letteraria (e se ascoltate con attenzione "Oy Tate Siz Gut" ne avrete la prova) ma la musica e' assolutamente concreta e convincente.
La band veronese ha preso spunto da originali brani klezmer e li reinterpreta con passione, evidenziando coesione e fantasia. Un ottimo equilibrio tra rispetto per le tradizioni e capacita' di reinvenzione personale"
Valutazione: * * * 1/2