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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. I've recently became a fan of David Grisman and Andy Statman. "Kazatski" shows Grisman's virtuosity on the mandolin. There are some real cool mandolin riffs in this album, lots of tremelo, lots of emotion. And the clarinet playing ain't bad either. If you love the Dawg, get this album. It shows the enormous range of musical styles he has.
I love mandolin, I love clarinet, and I love klezmir music. One Mandolin duet is brilliant and a couple of other cuts are very good but, my advice: listen to the entire CD before buying. 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". Not just the snippets that Amazon allows you to hear. I did that and was still disapointed.
I tried to borrow my father's copy, but he bought me my own instead. If you like Klezmer, if you appreciate smokin' fun music, buy this and turn it up. Wow. This is one of my favorite CD's. Buy it.
You will be transported back in time to an era that's not lost, just hiding for the moment. I picked up this CD the local library. 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. 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. Buy it. You won't begrudge the few dollars, I promise you.
Relaxing music. Some familiar melodies, some original.
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