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(Tara) **1/2.
I'm skeptical about any record that
includes didgeridoo, synth cello and
congas and features old chestnuts like
"Eretz Zavat Khalay." Actually, that cut,
the first on the CD, is the strongest
thing on this set, a percolating collec-
tion of polyrhythms under a densely
layered vocal chart. Regrettably the rest
of the recording is sweet to a fault, over-
busy and self-consciously pretty.
Even Sh'siyah: ... Through Your Gates,
Jerusalem (Prero Productions)
*x:xx:xx:xx:x
Folk-punk settings of Psalms and
liturgy? Sounds unpromising, but don't
let the labels scare you off. This is one of
the most original and inventive record-
ings of explicitly Jewish music I've heard
in a long time. Imaginative, energetic
rock, fueled by some stinging guitar
work by Ely Cooper and throbbing,
propulsive bass by David Margulies
(who also wrote most of the tunes). I
don't expect you'll hear this in many
shuls but definitely a must-buy record.
Feidman, Giora and Katja Beer:
Schubert b Jiddishe Lieder (Plane)
*tgx:xx:x
An odd mix, and it's hard to see
exactly what Schubert and Yiddish
song have in common. But Beer han-
dles both adeptly and Feidman is
Feidman, clear, precise and intelligent,
if not passionate.
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String
Band: The Flower of Berezin (Eddal)
Ox:xx:xx:x 1 /2
Pure fun. An adroit and efferves-
cent fusion of klezmer and bluegrass.
I'm not sure that the Celtic interpola-
tions work, but Lou Ann Weiss' bass
and Andy Rubin's banjo drive the
band so nicely that you won't notice
there's no drummer.
Leslie Brown Katz: The Jewish Violin
Sings (IMMA Music) **20gx:x
An intelligent selection of Jewish-
themed chamber music that, except for
the Ravel "Kaddish," avoids the obvious
choices. Katz is a very expressive player
and pianist Joanne Pearce-Martin a
tasteful accompanist. The pieces by
George Perlman are a bit kitschy, but
Meir Finkelstein's settings of "Shalom
Aleichem" and "Eyshet Chayil" are ver--/
attractive in a cantabile vein.
Klezmorim Sher: Terkish (Sounds of
the World) 4xx:x4x* 1/2
Lively traditional klezmer. Since this
is on a world music label, the notes are
all about the wonders of klezmer and,
except for line-up, I can tell nothing
about the band, other than the fact that
they rock the house on everything the;
touch. I'm not overly fond of their lead
singer, Ofar Jasnitz, who pushes the
emotional buttons a little too hard on
material like "Shnirele Perele" (here
given as "String of Pearls," leading one
to expect Glenn Miller), but clarinetist
Fred Jacobowitz and accordionist Essra
Marchinski have the goods.
The Klezzical Tradition: Family
Portrait (TKT Productions) *x:x***
An unalloyed delight, from the old
family photos in the booklet to the
lively interpretations of old chestnuts
like "Russian Sher" and "Die Goldene
Khasene." Difficult to single out any
one contribution on a record as good
as this, but Adrianne Greenbaum's rol-
licking piccolo is a pungent and unex/\
petted reminder of how many of the
old ldezmorim learned their trade in
East European military bands. A set
that manages to be traditional and
fresh at the same time.
David Krakauer: Klezmer, NY
(Tzadik) *****
Krakauer, of course, is anything but
traditional. His newest set pays tribut,\
to Naftule Brandwein and Sidney
Bechet, which is not such a weird
combination if you think about the
strangely Middle-Eastern tang of
Bechet's soprano sax playing. When
Krakauer told me he was working on
this package last year, I was curious
how he would replicate Bechet's rather