Re: klezmer (or not) Mann, oh man

[BrittGood <BrittGood...>]

In a message dated 3/8/2003 4:14:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
sliedreg (at) knoware(dot)nl writes:


> can you give more details about this CD
> - label, label no.
> - an impression of the track titles
>     is all composed, or are there any traditionals ?
> 

I'd be happy to. The label is "Lightyear".
Two of the pieces are listed as traditional:
Gelem Gelem, and Foreign Village. 
The following info is from Mann's website, where you can listen
to sound samples as well as order his CDs:
 <A HREF="http://www.herbiemannmusic.com/home.html";>Herbie Mann Official 
Website</A> 

Six of the eleven songs are Herbie's originals. The music is a unique 
synthesis of improvisation and Eastern Europe ethnicity - a kind of "gypsy 
jazz."
Tunes:
1) Ayla
2) Gypsy Jazz
3) Gelem Gelem
4) Balalaika Love Song
5) A Dance at the Rise of the Moon
6) Jelek*
7) Bucavina
8) Passing Through
9) Foreign Village
10) Magyar Dreams
11) Sera
    
Musicians:
Herbie Mann, flutes
Bruce Dunlap, guitar
Alexander Federiouk, cimbilium
Gil Goldstein, accordion
Geoff Mann, drums, percussion, mandolin
Paul Socolow, bass  
    
* Recorded in Budapest, Hungary, with:
Mihaly Borbely, soprano sax, fujara
Mihaly Gyorgy, guitar, bouzouki
Zsolt Sarvari Kovacs, drums
Matyas Szandai, bass

Hope you enjoy this CD as much as I do.
:)
Britt