Title: More of a modern jazz record...
Product review: Clarinetist Ben Goldberg is one of the best, brightest and most capable of the modern Jewish klezmer interpreters... Here he opens with a soft, beautiful tune called "The Because Of," which wonderfully frames his more lyrical playing. From there it devolves into more standard jazz tropes... whirlagig loop-de-loops, swingin' drum solos... the whole works. It's a bit too jazzy and downtown-New York for me, but Goldberg's pure tone and bright presence certainly stand out. Not as "Jewish" as the band's name might imply, but still a strong set in musical terms.
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