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MIXED MEDIA from page 61
PHAROAH'S DAUGHTER:
SCHAECHTER-GOTTESMAN, BEYLE:
Zumerteg/Summer Days (Yiddishland).
Schaechter-Gottesman is a rariry —
an active Yiddish poet. She is also a
songwriter and singer who has set her
own poetry. On this CD she is joined
by a distinguished supporting cast
including New Klez vets Michael
Alpert, Alicia Svigals and Lorin
Sklamberg. The set is not new, but the
label that has reissued it is, and this is
a splendid way to start up. Schaechter-
Gottesman is a poet and songwriter
who tends toward the wistful and bit-
tersweet, with a nicely judged line of
nature imagery. The melodies here are
limpid and poignant, and the per-
formances just lovely. A really fine
record.
YANNATOU, SAVINA: Spring in Salonika
(Lyra).
Yannatou is what Fortuna is trying
to be, a powerful singer who is alter-
nately ethereal and plaintive, with an
instrument that is expressive far
beyond an apparently limited range.
The musicians backing her are sensitive
accompanists and gifted improvisers,
particularly violinist Kyriakos
Gouventas and reed player Yannis
Kaim•kis. This is a gem, a great exam-
ple of how to keep a tradition alive
without performing musical taxidermy.
And don't forget:
FINJAN:
Sunday, December 3
Out of the
Reeds (Knitting Factory).
This is the album that Basya
Schechter was born to make — rever-
ent, intelligent and exciting settings of
classic Jewish liturgy and folk songs
with superb backing by her own band
and a distinguished group of guests,
including Anthony Coleman and Matt
Darriau. From a haunting - Hever
through a niggun created from a West
African melody, from an eerie "Eicha"
through the best new "Lecha Dodi"
I've heard in years, a powerhouse
"Shnirele Perele" and "Ija Mia," a
wonderful Ladino closing — well,
there simply isn't a false step. A bona
fide, genuine, gilt-edged masterpiece.
Dancing on Water
(Rounder).
KLEZMER CONSERVATORY BAND:
Dance Me to the End of Love
(Rounder).
LUCAS, GARY: Street of Lost Brothers
(Tzadik).
Rossi, SALMONE: The Songs of
Solomon (Panton).
TROYKE, KARSTEN: Vergessene Lieder
(Raumer).
— Reviewed by George Robinson
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