Re: Knitting on the Roof

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

Yeah, I'm listening to it, but haven't had time to get into it yet.
There is some very interesting stuff--nothing that blows me away
other than the idea of taking this particular icon of American 
Jewish life and filtering it through this many different avant
garde-associated musicians. 

So far, I'm enjoying it.

ari

At 11:42 PM 12/6/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 15:07:15 -0500
>From: "robert wiener" <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
>Subject: Knitting on the Roof
>
>Listening to this unusual recent release (as background music, so
>don't expect a review here).  It's a variety of interpretations of
>Fiddler on the Roof numbers, many of Knitting Factory regulars.  The
>musical approaches are somewhat diverse -- everything from sampling to
>guitar/banjo renditions.
>
>Already struck the inclusion of Lorin Sklamberg singing the Sabbath
>Prayer in Yiddish with Uri Caine on piano.
>
>Anyone else hear this one?
>
>Bob
>
>
>

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