WOW! Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys

[Susan Lerner <meydele...>]

Just finished my first listen to the Margot Leverett and the Klezmer
Mountain Boys CD. WOW!  I expected to like it, but I was totally
blown away!  What a fargenign!  This recording is going
to wear out fast.  Play it in the car (hey, in LA that's a
major time commitment), on my office system, while I'm cooking - I
can't think of any activity which won't be enhanced with this music going
on.  And, of course, just sitting and listening to it is very
rewarding. Beautifully conceptualized and arranged, wonderfully played, a
marvelous accomplishment. I always approach the "fusion" stuff
with some trepidation.  Is it going to be simply alternating styles
without the work to do a true melding?  Are these 2 styles really
compatible/complimentary or is this a haphazard cut-and-paste for
"marketing" reasons?  No such worries here.  As to
identifying a few tracks as my favorites - fuggedaboutit!  Loved the
cuts with Frank and the Klezmer Brass All-Stars, really enjoyed the cut
with Michael Alpert's singing, but just the "straight"
klezmer/bluegrass cuts (say, tracks 7, 8 & 9) are terrific. Not a
clinker in the bunch.  If you like plain-old straight-ahead klezmer, but
this CD.  If you like bluegrass, buy this CD.  Hell, what ever
you like, buy this CD!

Haven't liked anything this much since Kurt & Annetta's wonderful
CD.  yasher koyekh to all involved!

Shira Lerner 



---------------------- jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org ---------------------+
Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network  http://shamash.org
A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an
online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/

* * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * *
Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive,
objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas
of Judaism.  Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash
---------------------- jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org ---------------------