 Reviews
of the debut CD :
"Every player with
this group has devoted a lifetime to klezmer. The repertoire is not merely
the bulgars, doynes, freylekhs, and horas, but a rare rhythm known as "the
Oriental," a reflection of the musical influence from Odessa and the Carpathians."
"The music is step
lively, playing to a beat called " the Oriental," in which Licht has to
play sideways, full on tempi for the entire gig. Bet he got tired. The
others in the band take klezmer tunes, rework their harmonic structures,
rearrange them, and come out stomping like a New Orleans brass band. The
precision that these players exhibit is completely otherworldly. Though
wasted, they are literally playing their asses off!"
"Given London's range,
this could have been anything. Instead, it is something that I have missed
for years, and now that it's here, I now realize how much I've missed it,
and how grateful I am that it's back. It's village music. It's a klezmer
brass band. And if, like me, you spend time enjoying gypsy brass bands,
or even the US equivalent in bands such as Zlatne Uste, you'll begin to
appreciate how wonderful it is to hear the klezmer equivalent. Yeah, think
of this as Zlatne Uste playing klezmer."
"Tradition. Some
musicians believe the way to authentically perform klezmer music is on
vintage instruments using traditional arrangements that reflect the way
the music was performed in the 19th century. Frank London does not believe
in this sort of authenticity. He would rather create an imaginary music
by fusing aspects of jazz, Gypsy brass band music and klezmer. The result
is London's Klezmer Brass All-stars, a modern "Jewish-Oriental village
brass band." The musicians include some of this country's best klezmer
brass musicians."
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