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