- Audio CD (17 Feb 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Label Bleu
- ASIN: B001ECM1SC
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 871,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Format:Audio CD
I stumbled across Krakauer and Klezmer Madness playing live in a small off the track town in Austria, summer 2003. The performance was breathtaking and the music inspirational. This album is likewise; a wonderful blend of klezmer, jazz, funk, rock and one or two other things besides! Krakauer is a virtuoso clarinet player reviving the traditional Jewish klezmer folk music of middle and eastern Europe. If you haven't heard klezmer before, and I hadn't, it's exiting, lively and, at the same time, sensitive and moving. A must buy CD. Prepare to be enthralled and delighted!
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
An Incredible Album!
22 May 2001
Format:Audio CD
This is one of my favorite CDs of all time! A wonderful mix of Jazz, Rock and Klezmer styles. The wailing clarinet contrasting with a grounded beat and cool rifs makes this a must have. Krakauer is an incredible clarinetist with incredible ideas, one of the best clarinetists of today. If you like the Klezmatics or the Klezmer Conservatory Band, be sure to check this out. Krakauer has outdone himself! Wow!
8 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A DISAPPOINTMENT
4 Jan 2002
Format:Audio CD
This guy can play very high & very loud. All the time. I'm not impressed. Frenzies are nice & exciting, but every piece? Such an easy way out insults his audience. We hear you, and it ain't pretty! OK, this CD is not bad, just tedious. Showy. I like raw energy, but I'm not convinced by Krakaer's desperate tone. His ideas start out interesting, even funky, but compositionally, nothing develops. His technique, though accomplished, relies on 1 or 2 tricks (shticks) that become predictable, monotonous, and lack subtlety. If you want a true jazz clarinet virtuoso who will knock your socks off with authenticity, zest, warmth, wit, intelligence, and heart, with a band as alive as him, you're better off checking out the old Bechet recordings.
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