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own Desen Nigunim is based on<br />
melodies which came to him "while<br />
doing a movement improvisation<br />
alone one evening in the Judean<br />
desert in Israel" - a slow duet for<br />
piano and bass clarinet, the emotional<br />
intensity of this beautiful ballad lends<br />
itself well to the extended techniques<br />
used by the performers. In contrast,<br />
van de_Yen's Whassat, with its threepart<br />
writing, is a message of<br />
hope. Throughout the release, van de<br />
Ven, Katz and Lansdorp incorporate<br />
subtlety and nuance to their obvious<br />
music-making joy.<br />
The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band's<br />
new release Sweet Return is a fun,<br />
toe-tapping and uplifting journey.<br />
The group has evolved enormously<br />
since its beginnings more than a<br />
decade ago; the klezmer tunes and<br />
rhythms on the traditional tracks act<br />
as a springboard for the shining<br />
original compositions which each<br />
band member has contributed. Like<br />
Collected Stories, each composer's<br />
personal musical sensibility aids to<br />
push the klezmer boundaries to new<br />
heights. Bassist Andrew Downing's<br />
Was a Little Lad isa march-like ditty<br />
with a cabaret flavour for the "roving<br />
wind band''. Marilyn Lerner's<br />
(piano/accordion) Einstein 's Hora<br />
superimposes her jazz, classical and<br />
free improvisation know-how to the<br />
klezmer tradition in a haunting<br />
manner. Clarinetist Bob Stevenson's<br />
Shabbes Goyim/Ghosts is a catchy<br />
and humorous medley based on Bob's<br />
"childhood as a non-Jew in a Jewish<br />
neighbourhood." Vocalist Dave Wall<br />
goes the traditional route with his<br />
Peacock And Turkey but it is his<br />
moving setting of the poem When<br />
Eternity Weeps by Avram Sutskever<br />
that keeps getting better and better<br />
with each listening. The roving melody<br />
and shifting rhythms of Daniel<br />
Barnes' Voyage of the Grandfathers<br />
allows the band to really groove and<br />
sets the stage for superb improvisations.<br />
Leader/trumpeter David Buchbinder's<br />
offerings find him delving<br />
into numerous styles, but it is the final<br />
track with its full horn section,<br />
Shekhina: Cut from the Same Cloth<br />
(with lyrics by Dave Wall, Kyo<br />
Maclear and Roula Said), that really<br />
makes one want to get up and keep<br />
dancin'. As to be expected, all the<br />
playing is top-notch with superstar<br />
special guest Jane Bunnett and other<br />
guest musicians filling in the roster.<br />
Two different takes on traditional<br />
Jewish music, two different sweet<br />
success stories . Collected Stories<br />
and Sweet Return each mark departures.<br />
What the future holds is really<br />
exciting. Listen and enjoy!<br />
TiinaKiik<br />
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