All CD Reviews

Reviews of CDs/albums of all types and genres of music are listed in alphabetical order, that is, alphabetical by artist's or principal/first named artist's surname, or by band name (ignoring definite or indefinite article), then album title; in the case of "various artists" type compilations, listing is alphabetical by album title (ignoring definite or indefinite article). Classical recordings are listed alphabetically by principal/first named soloist/performer, orchestra/ensemble, conductor, then composer/principal composer and work/principal work or title of album. Dates given on this page are the date of the actual review/publication on this site, not the release date of the album. (Dates are always in international format, i.e., YYYY/MM/DD.)

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A

Albert Beger Quartet :  This Life (2004/04/27)

Alexandria Kleztet, The :  Delusions of Klezmer (2004/10/17)

Alexandria Kleztet, The :  Y2Klezmer (2004/10/19)

Amazing Assaf, The :  Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't (2003/12/29)

Amazing Assaf, The :  Explicit Lifestyles (2003/12/29)

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - see Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise

Atlan, Francoise :  Sephardic Songs: Romances Sefardies (2003/04/16)

Atzmon, Gilad :  In Loving Memory Of America (2009/07/23)

Atzmon, Gilad, Presents :  Artie Fishel And The Promised Band (2009/07/22)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble (2003/02/25)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Musik (2005/03/21)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Nostalgico (2003/04/14)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Refuge (2009/07/23)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble, Feat. Reem Kelani & Dhafer Youssef :  Exile (2003/05/16)
 

B

Barry Sisters, The :  Our Way! The Barry Sisters Sing "Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn" (2004/01/21)

Barton Brothers, The :  Joe & Paul - The Best Of The Barton Brothers (2004/01/21)

Beger, Albert, Quartet - see Albert Beger Quartet

Benson, Bruce :  The Journey: Songs Along The Chai Way (2004/11/25)

Benson, Bruce :  Ki Sarita (2004/11/07)

Benson, Cantor Bruce, & Kenny G :  The Jazz Service (2004/11/06)

Benson, Cantor Bruce, & Tzur Yisrael :  The Rock Service (2004/11/25)

Best Of Colliery Bands, The :  The Music Lives On: Now The Mines Have Gone (2010/03/09)

Best of the Celebrate Series :  Various Artists (2009/06/10)

Blue Fringe :  The Whole World Lit Up (2009/06/10)

Brandeis-Bardin International Klezmer Ensemble, The :  The Brandeis-Bardin International Klezmer Ensemble (2003/03/31)

Budowitz :  Mother Tongue (2003/02/19)

Budowitz:  Wedding without a Bride (Khasene on a kale) (2003/02/19)

Byrd, Warren, and David Chevan :  This Is The Afro-Semitic Experience (2004/04/19)
 

C

Cahan-Simon Ensemble, Lori :  Songs My Bubbe Should Have Taught Me, Vol. One: Passover (2003/02/25)

Cahan-Simon Ensemble, Lori :  Vessel of Song - The Music of Mikhl Gelbart (2004/04/23)

CeiliZemer :  Shalom Ireland (2004/01/14)

Chevan, David :  The Days Of Awe (2004/02/23)

Chevan, David, and Warren Byrd :  Let Us Break Bread Together (2004/04/19)

Chevan, David, and Warren Byrd :  This Is The Afro-Semitic Experience (2004/04/19)

Curtis', Stewart, Klezmer Groove :  Too Loud For Dinner (2003/12/17)

Curtis', Stewart, K-Groove :  Smoked Salmon Salsa (2003/12/29)

Curtis', Stewart, K-Groove :  Too Loud For Dinner (2003/12/17)

Curtis Trio, Stewart, The :  Saracubana - The Stewart Curtis Trio Plays B.B. Cooper (2003/12/30)

Czackis, Lloica & Tangele :  Tangele - The Pulse of Yiddish Tango (2004/05/27)
 

D

Dalal, Yair, & The Al Ol Ensemble :  The Perfume Road (2003/02/26)

Daniel Galay's Klezmer :  Klezcontrol (2003/03/19)

Desperadoes Steel Orchestra :  From the Hills of Laventille - Steel in the Classics (2004/10/18)
 

E

Ebony Steelband :  Best of Caribbean Steeldrums (2005/09/01)

Exodus Steel Orchestra :  Exodus (2005/01/20)

Exodus Steel Orchestra :  Exodus II - The Power And The Glory (2005/01/31)

F

Fish Street Klezmer :  Intoxicated (2004/04/29)

Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, The :  And I In The Uttermost West (2005/02/16)

Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, The :  The Flower Of Berezin (2004/01/18)
 

G

Galay's, Daniel, Klezmer :  Klezcontrol (2003/03/19)

Goloubev, Yuri; Simcock, Gwilym; Sirkis, Asaf - see Simcock-Goloubev-Sirkis

Greenbaum, Adrianne; Segelstein, Cookie; Horowitz, Joshua; Confurius, Marty : FleytMuzik (2003/02/19)

Greenbaum, Adrianne :  FleytMuzik in Kontsert (2008/10/19)

Greenbaum, Adrianne; Lieser, Alissa :  Sounds of America (2003/02/20)
 

H

Harrison, Frank, Trio, and Stewart, Louis :  You've Changed (2010/03/07)

Harrison, Frank, Trio :  First Light (2010/03/07)

I

Isle of Klezbos, The :  Greetings From... The Isle Of Klezbos (2003/07/04)

Israelite, Koby :  Dance of the Idiots (2003/05/02)

Israelite, Koby :  Mood Swings (2005/02/08)
 

K

Kabalas, The :  Time Tunnel (2003/04/08)

Kaplan, Rebecca, and Rushefsky, Pete :  On the Paths (2004/11/04)

Katz, Fraidy :  The Eternal Question - Di Alte Kashe (2010/01/24)

Klezical Tradition, The :  Family Portrait (2003/02/20)

Klezmeritis :  Klezmeritis (2006/11/26)

Krakowski, Wolf :  Goyrl: Destiny (2004/01/09)

Krakowski, Wolf :  Transmigrations - Gilgul (2004/01/07)

Krakowski, Wolf :  Unbounded (2004/02/10)

Kriwaczek, Rohan :  Rohan Kriwaczek's Ghost Train (2006/01/31)

Kriwaczek, Rohan :  The Wandering Jew (2005/03/01)

Kriwaczek, Rohan, and Human, John :  Salon Concert Music (2006/01/16)
 

L

Lawrence, Helen, et al :  Shostakovitch - Song Cycle: From Jewish Folk Poetry / Alman - King Ahaz - Opera Excerpts (2004/01/27) (Audio Cassette)

Lichtenberg, Lenka :  Deep Inside (2004/01/29)

Lichtenberg, Lenka :  Open The Gate (2004/02/09)
 

M

Maoz, Eyal & Sirkis, Asaf :  Elementary Dialogues (2010/02/28)

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band :  Old Roots New World (2003/02/19)

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band :  You Should Be So Lucky! (2003/02/25)

Meier, Nicolas :  Journey (2010/02/14)

Meier, Nicolas - Modern Guitar Orchestra :  Vivaldi - Four Seasons (2010/02/16)

Meier, Nicolas, Trios :  Breeze (2010/02/14)

Meshuggenismo :  Demo (2003/03/19)

Metropolitan Klezmer :  Surprising Finds (2003/07/04)

Metropolitan Klezmer :  Yiddish For Travelers (2003/03/24)

Metropolitan Klezmer Feat. The Isle Of Klezbos :  Mosaic Persuasion (2003/03/24)

Michelow, Sybil, & Malcolm Williamson :  In Recital (2004/01/27) (Audio Cassette)

Modern Guitar Orchestra - see Meier, Nicolas

Monsieur Camembert :  Absynthe (2003/08/26)

Monsieur Camembert :  Live On Stage (2004/01/21)
 

N 

Nelkin, Carl :  Irish Heart - Jewish Soul : Favourite Irish and Jewish Songs (2009/04/28)

Nelkin, Carl :  The Little Trees are Weeping - Songs of the Holocaust and Resistance (2009/04/27)

O

van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen :  Benkshaft - Yiddishe Lider (2003/12/17)

van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen : Brikele - A Concert Of Yiddish Songs (2003/12/29)

van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen : Mayn Fayfele - Songs of Gebirtig (2003/12/31)

Orient Imaginaire, L' :  Yehudi - Jewish Music from the Seraglio (2003/02/26)
 

R

Robson, Phil :  Impish (2004/04/28)

Rosenblatt, Elie, & Pete Rushefsky :  Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music For Hammered Dulcimer And Violin (2004/01/11)

Rubin & Horowitz :  Bessarabian Symphony (2003/02/19)

Rushefsky, Pete, & Elie Rosenblatt :  Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music For Hammered Dulcimer And Violin (2004/01/11)
 

S

Sadeh, Daphna :  Out of Border (2003/06/30)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers :  Reconciliation (2009/06/11)

Sadeh Neu, Daphna - see Sadeh, Daphna

Salameh, Adel :  Nuzha - Promenade (2004/04/20)

Schwarz, Willy :  Jewish Music Around The World (2004/01/19)

SGS Group, Inc. - see Simcock-Goloubev-Sirkis

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra :  Klezmer Nutcracker (2003/04/01)

Simcock-Goloubev-Sirkis - SGS Group, Inc. presents... (2010/02/28)

Sirkis, Asaf & Maoz, Eyal :  Elementary Dialogues (2010/02/28)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  Inner Noise (2004/01/18)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  The Song Within (2009/11/08)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  We Are Falling (2005/04/10)

Sirkis, Asaf, Trio :  The Monk (2009/05/31)

Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra :  Live: In The Rainforest (2004/08/18)

Skiffle Bunch & Stalin :  Skiffle Bunch & Stalin - Live At The Naparima Bowl (2004/08/11)

Soberman, Allan :  Searching For My Voice (2004/10/19)

Spooner, Danny :  'ard Tack (2005/01/16)

Spooner, Danny :  Launch Out On The Deep (2005/02/02)

Spooner, Danny :  The Great Leviathan - Songs of the Whaling Industry (2006/11/29)

Spooner, Danny :  We'll either bend or break 'er (2005/01/27)

Spooner, Danny :  When a Man's in Love (2005/01/03)

Statman, Andy, & David Grisman :  Songs of Our Fathers (2003/04/08)

Stewart, Louis, and the Harrison, Frank, Trio :  You've Changed (2010/03/07)
 

T

Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra :  From Tabanca To Rain (2004/10/26)

Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra :  The Nostalgic Panyard (2004/11/14)

Trio NoviTango :  Retrato de Astor Piazzolla (2004/04/27)

V

Viazzani, Romano :  Encore (2010/01/28)

Viazzani, Romano :  Piazzolla - Ángel Suite, Bobiç - Liturgical Suite (2010/01/28)

Viazzani, Romano :  Viazzani takes Stok (2010/01/28)

W

Weinstein, Mark :  Algo Mas (2005/05/05)

Weinstein, Mark :  Con Alma (2008/10/16)

Weinstein, Mark :  Cuban Roots & The Orisha Suite (2004/04/22)

Weinstein, Mark :  Jazz World Trios (2004/04/28)

Weinstein, Mark :  Lua e Sol (2008/11/09)

Weinstein, Mark :  Milling Time (2004/06/17)

Weinstein, Mark :  O Nosso Amor (2008/10/12)

Weinstein, Mark :  Seasoning (2004/05/16)

Weinstein, Mark :  Shifra Tanzt (2004/04/21)

Weinstein, Mark :  Straight No Chaser (2008/10/17)

Weinstein, Mark :  Three Deuces (2004/05/15)

Weinstein, Mark :  Timbasa (2010/02/14)

Weinstein, Mark :  Tudo de Bom (2004/03/08)

Weinstein, Mark, And Cuban Roots :  Algo Mas (2005/05/05)

Weinstein, Mark, And Cuban Roots :  Cuban Roots Revisited (2004/04/29)

Weinstein, Mark, and Sosa, Omar :  Tales From The Earth (2009/09/30)

Winningham, Merle :  Refuge Rock Sublime (2009/06/09)
 

Y

Yarkoni, Yaffa :  Yaffa Yarkoni Sings Yiddish - Rumania, Rumania (2004/01/09)

Yaron, Alexandra :  Irgendwo Auf Der Welt... (2004/01/22)

Yid Vicious : Forverts! (2003/03/11)

Yiddishe Cup :  Meshugeneh Mambo (2004/08/10)