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Music CD - Steven Bernstein: Diaspora Soul
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Music CD: Diaspora Soul
Artist: Steven Bernstein
List Price: $16.98
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Manufacturer: Tzadik
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Tracks:
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1. Manishtana
2. L'Chaim
3. Shalom Bimromav
4. Roumania, Roumania
5. Cha
6. Rock Of Ages
7. Chusen Kalah Mazel Tov
8. Mazinka
9. Let My People Go
10. Ani Mamin
11. Habet Mishomayim
12. Dybbuk Dub
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 4013079043669
Label: Tzadik
Manufacturer: Tzadik
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Tzadik
Release Date: 1999-08-17
Studio: Tzadik
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Summary: Music For The New Orleans Diaspora
Comment: I only recently came across this album and am I glad I did -- it has given me great joy and comfort during the continuing New Orleans diaspora following Hurricane Katrina. Bernstein and company have fully captured the heart and soul of New Orleans jazz and taken it to a new level. Despite that this album was created for totally unrelated purposes, it came to me at the perfect time. You don't have to have experienced Katrina -- or be Jewish (which I'm not)-- to fully appreciate this album. It speaks to anyone who loves jazz, regardless the source material. It's funky and fun and above all, very accessible (unlike Berstein's Sexotica debacle). This is a kind of album you don't have to listen to 10 times before you appreciate it -- one play and you're hooked.
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Summary: Klesmer with Collards and Salsa
Comment: Virtuoso, staid and classy brass led by a wonderfully laconic trumpet. There's that sharp aroma of collards boiling with some ham in a dark bluesy corner diner with slow and ultra-cool salsa rhythm. The rays of the Wurlitzer in the dim distance suddenly shine gloriously through a late fall cloud bank. There are fedoras, and sunglasses and gold teeth in this music, with dreadlocks, brylcreem, and overcoats.
All topped off with my favorite cut,the last one, that takes the whole show into an underwater grotto where big fish glide noiselessly past in the shadows.
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Summary: Definitely Out of the Box
Comment: As a photographer, I'm always looking for new ways to portray the "same old thing." Steven Bernstein has definitely succeeded in bringing a fresh look to Klezmer and other ethnic favorites. I knew that I would like the disk after hearing an interview with him on "Fresh Air"; Bernstein's musical resume and approach were intriguing.This is a fun album to enjoy when you need a little something different. Also, try Sex Mob's "Sex Mob Does Bond" for the same bizarre look at traditional music.
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Summary: new, mellow music came to my ears.
Comment: this cd was a love at first sight! the first time i listened to steven bernsteins tunes (the kind of sound he's creating by playing his trumpet is incredible) i knew i had to buy this cd.it contains not only a never-heard kind of jazz, it is a menu of different kind of sounds without one loosing its quality being mixed with the others. if you like to have relaxed, sometimes melancolic, melodious jazz you have to have this.
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Summary: Mannequin warehouse klezmer
Comment: There's a spooky otherworldly quality to these recordings. Songs like Mishtana reminded me of the Dummy album by Portishead. Other cuts are impossible to categorize (thus mannequin warehouse klezmer). Thanks for the great experiment. I find it very enjoyable listening to on long drives.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The word "eclectic" is thrown around a lot, but seldom does a record in this post-everything era live up to that billing. Judging by its title, Diaspora Soul would seem to be another klezmer record--in fact, its raison d'être is as one of a series of albums foisted by John Zorn as part of his "Radical Jewish Culture" series. But apparently, Steve Bernstein--who's logged time in the Lounge Lizards--was doing some radical cultural-thinking of his own. This album came about as a result of Bernstein's desire to combine what he described as "the Gulf Coast sound, encompassing Texas and Cuba" with traditional Hebrew music. The result is a totally twisted and brilliant affair that pairs greasy organ with Cuban percussion (think Willie Bobo or Mongo Santamaria) and bears little resemblance to the rock-influenced experiments of sometime collaborator Marc Ribot. Bernstein's own trumpet leads the way on most of the compositions--which are principally made up of traditional Hebrew tunes like "Shalom Bimramov" and "Manishtana"--and it's a lot closer tone-wise to the clarity of a Booker Little than, say, the muted wheeze of Miles Davis. A great example of the genuine eclecticism displayed here by Bernstein and his cohorts can be heard on "Roumania, Roumania"; Brian Mitchell's whirring Wurlitzer organ, which is suitably smoldering throughout, provides much of the ride, beginning with a sustained sizzle that actually, for about 10 seconds, evokes the pyrotechnic pomp of organ-laden bands like Deep Purple before slinking into a sleazy groove. What's even more amazing is that this song was recorded. On five tracks, Bernstein expands the lineup to include a big band of sorts featuring the underrated Briggan Krauss, who plays baritone sax here and duels it out to good effect with tenor man Peter Apfelbaum on "Mazinka" before Bernstein gets that Cuban thing going once more. Jews with the blues or urban toreadors, take your pick. Who said it couldn't happen here? --Joe S. Harrington
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