Stinging vocal numbers like "What Can You Makh?" (What Can You Do), performed by Betty Silberman as if yanked from a lost Brecht-Weill score, mingle with instrumentals obsessed with bringing a secret klezmer subtext to the fore. On "Waiting," penned by bandleader/clarinetist Glenn Dickson, you can almost hear the gray matter bubbling as cool piano and trombone parts interrupt a repeating clarinet motif that never does connect with the Electrician or Godot, while the title track unwinds a mystery in a tone poem dedicated to ...
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Stinging vocal numbers like "What Can You Makh?" (What Can You Do), performed by Betty Silberman as if yanked from a lost Brecht-Weill score, mingle with instrumentals obsessed with bringing a secret klezmer subtext to the fore. On "Waiting," penned by bandleader/clarinetist Glenn Dickson, you can almost hear the gray matter bubbling as cool piano and trombone parts interrupt a repeating clarinet motif that never does connect with the Electrician or Godot, while the title track unwinds a mystery in a tone poem dedicated to Yiddish clarinet legend Naftule Brandwein. The bracing mix of traditional music, jazz, program music and theater is visionary. ~ Bob Tarte, Rovi
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