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Titel: The Hidden Light
Zustand: New
Description: EDITORIAL REVIEWS
REVIEW
Andy Statman's 1997 release, Between Heaven and Earth, was a musical embrace between two traditions that usually stay on different sides of the street - if not continents - from each other. In the inclusive hands of this master clarinetist and mandolin player, Jewish music of Eastern Europe (circa pre-20th century) met the avant squall of Coltrane-inspired free jazz, circa 1966. The spiritual fervor and modal forms of both musics bound these most unlikely of kin together, making Between Heaven and Earth one of the most stirring recordings of the decade. The Hidden Light, which also locates a nexus between jazz and Jewish themes, remains a much more sedate affair, yet, in its refined manner, equally expressive. Gone is the all-out attack that characterized the earlier recording's most passionate tracks. Here, passion gets conveyed by focus, elegance, and balance. Statman's beautiful, stately, aching clarinet readings of "Come, My Beloved (Lecha Dodi)," "Kah Ech 'Sof (My Soul Years)," "The Hidden Light," and "Sabbath Peace (Shabbos Menuchah)" highlight both his stirring tone and controlled ardor. A performance like the ballad "Pastoral" (by Rabbi Shaul Yedidyah Elazar Taub of Modzitz) calls forth a deep spiritual undercurrent similar to that of Coltrane's "Dear Lord" and "After the Rain" - uplift by way of patient evocations of heartfelt melody. The tempo picks up for the lovely finale, "Heritage Waltz," and for two duets, "Parah Adumah (The Red Heifer)" (clarinet and drums) and "Crossing the Bosphorous" (hand percussion and mandolin). Statman, a longtime devotee of bluegrass music, handles the string instrument with the same flexibility as his reed instrument. His particularly sympathetic partners - pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Scott Lee, and drummer Bob Weiner - also prove adept at summoning up ebullience from restraint.

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc. -- From Jazziz
Format: CD
Genre: Weltmusik
Interpret: Andy, Statman Bruce Barth, Scott Lee, Bob Weiner
Anzahl der Scheiben: 1
Herstellungsland und -region: USA
Musiklabel: SONY MASTERWORKS
EAN: 0074646081426

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