Title: Sounds So Nice, I Bought It Twice
Review: One for me, and one for a gift! This CD is a near-perfect mix of polkas and obereks, sung in English and Polish. You can really feel the energy coming through, especially from the two live tracks, Never Ending Love (the old Bill and Taffy Danoff hit) and Let's Have a Beer.Each instrument is wonderfully showcased. The Clarinet Polka gives that instrument top billing, but the song feels more like a lively conversation between clarinet, horns, and accordion. Drums don't just thump the beat -- "bouquets" of improvisation bloom everywhere. Thankfully, honking saxophones stay in the background.The masterpiece comes at the end. Up In The Attic weaves the Sounds' impressions of many legends, from Little Wally to big Ed Blazonczyk, into 11 minutes of warbling clarinets, expressive drumming, and trumpets which approach mariachi territory. Give us more Sounds!
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