Music CD - Andy Statman & David Grisman: Songs of Our Fathers

	Music CD: Songs of Our Fathers Artist: Andy Statman & David Grisman List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $12.01 Your Save: $ 6.97 ( 37% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc
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Tracks: 1. Shalom Aleichem 2. Chassidic Medley: Adir Hu/Moshe Emes 3. Shomer Yisrael 4. Toska 5. Bashie's Bounce 6. Dovid Melech Yisrael 7. Shabbos Waltz 8. For The Sake Of My Brothers And Friends 9. Der Rebbe 10. Adon Olam 11. Kazatski 12. Shalom Aleichem
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0715949101427 Label: Acoustic Disc Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Acoustic Disc Release Date: 1995-05-10 Studio: Acoustic Disc
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Love the Mandolin and Clarinet Comment: I've recently became a fan of David Grisman and Andy Statman. There are some real cool mandolin riffs in this album, lots of tremelo, lots of emotion. And the clarinet playing ain't bad either. It's all acoustical, and ranges from the happy and upbeat "David Melech Yisrael" and "Toska" to the emotional and melancholic "Shalom Aleichem", and "Adon Olam" a tune that sticks to you. "Kazatski" shows Grisman's virtuosity on the mandolin. If you love the Dawg, get this album. It shows the enormous range of musical styles he has. Customer Rating: Summary: Boring Comment: I love mandolin, I love clarinet, and I love klezmir music. Most of the songs on this album, while beautifully played by great musicians are BORING. They sound like background music to dull scenes in "The Godfather". One Mandolin duet is brilliant and a couple of other cuts are very good but, my advice: listen to the entire CD before buying. Not just the snippets that Amazon allows you to hear. I did that and was still disapointed. Customer Rating: Summary: Smokin' Klezmer Comment: If you like Klezmer, if you appreciate smokin' fun music, buy this and turn it up. Wow. I tried to borrow my father's copy, but he bought me my own instead. This is one of my favorite CD's. Buy it! Customer Rating: Summary: An almost lost world Comment: I picked up this CD the local library. Listened once, and liked it, listened a second time and knew for certain I had to have my own copy. Grab a cup, or glass, of your favorite beverage, get comfortable, turn the lights low and listen. You will be transported back in time to an era that's not lost, just hiding for the moment. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this music, though it may well add a little extra to the experience, you just have to listen. Buy it. You won't begrudge the few dollars, I promise you. Customer Rating: Summary: Pleasant Listening Comment: Relaxing music. Some familiar melodies, some original. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Another cross-cultural, acoustic-music synthesis is achieved on this collaboration between Grisman, the bluegrass/swing virtuoso who opens for Allison Krauss Thursday at Wolf Trap, and klezmer star Statman. Both are mandolinists, and on this album of seven traditional klezmer tunes, four Shlomo Carlebach compositions, and one Statman original, Statman challenges Grisman to play up to the tradition's standards, while Grisman challenges Statman to push the tradition's envelope. The result is a creative tension that keeps the music exciting. The two leaders are backed by a band that includes Meyer, classical guitarist Enrique Coria, and Phil Spector drummer Hal Blaine. For Grisman and Blaine, who are ethnically but not musically Jewish, this project is an emotional homecoming and those feelings can be heard in the playing. --Geoffrey Himes