Shapiro, Paul / Essen
| Album: | Essen | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Shapiro, Paul | Added: | Oct 2008 | |
| Label: | Tzadik Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-10-12 | Pull Date: | 2008-12-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 14 | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 27, 2014: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Dunkin' Bagel |
4. | Sep 24, 2013: | Good Day Sunshine
Dunkin' Bagel |
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| 2. | Oct 29, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Dunkin' Bagel |
5. | Feb 06, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Dunkin' Bagel |
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| 3. | Oct 15, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon (almost Full Moon)
Dunkin' Bagel |
6. | Nov 07, 2012: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Dunkin' Bagel |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-10-09
Reviewed 2008-10-09
PAUL SHAPIRO: Essen
Tzadik, 2008
Vintage "borscht belt" Jewish comedy meets a jumping brew of hot jazz, wailing klezmer, and down 'n' dirty blues. Reviving Yiddish-laced swing-era novelties from hipsters like Slim Gaillard and Cab Calloway, the band cuts loose in madcap abandon. Vocalist Babi Floyd goes miles over the top in #3, while counterpart Cilla Owens adds equal measures of class and sass to the bluesy numbers. Great fun, especially #1 and 8.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
1. 6:25 – hilarious music-hall tale of eating one’s way through a vacation
2. 5:20 – easy blues, relaxed vocals and wailing solos
3. 6:08 – over-the-top vocal craziness and a happy, swinging bounce
4. 4:57 – big bounce, cutesy lyric, bluesy vocals
5. 4:14 – cool-cat swing with vocal riffing, boogie piano
6. 4:55 – Yiddish-laced midtempo blues stomp, cool sassy vocals
7. 2:59 – upbeat, funky and very, very silly
8. 3:49 – very funny storytelling duet, lots of Yiddish dialogue in this one
9. 3:38 – freewheeling vocal madness, red-hot piano & drums
10. 3:57 – 50s rock ‘n’ roll stomp, fun but just kind of weird
[ Fo ] 9-Oct-08
Tzadik, 2008
Vintage "borscht belt" Jewish comedy meets a jumping brew of hot jazz, wailing klezmer, and down 'n' dirty blues. Reviving Yiddish-laced swing-era novelties from hipsters like Slim Gaillard and Cab Calloway, the band cuts loose in madcap abandon. Vocalist Babi Floyd goes miles over the top in #3, while counterpart Cilla Owens adds equal measures of class and sass to the bluesy numbers. Great fun, especially #1 and 8.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
1. 6:25 – hilarious music-hall tale of eating one’s way through a vacation
2. 5:20 – easy blues, relaxed vocals and wailing solos
3. 6:08 – over-the-top vocal craziness and a happy, swinging bounce
4. 4:57 – big bounce, cutesy lyric, bluesy vocals
5. 4:14 – cool-cat swing with vocal riffing, boogie piano
6. 4:55 – Yiddish-laced midtempo blues stomp, cool sassy vocals
7. 2:59 – upbeat, funky and very, very silly
8. 3:49 – very funny storytelling duet, lots of Yiddish dialogue in this one
9. 3:38 – freewheeling vocal madness, red-hot piano & drums
10. 3:57 – 50s rock ‘n’ roll stomp, fun but just kind of weird
[ Fo ] 9-Oct-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Essen | 6. | Mama Goes Where Papa Goes | |||
| 2. | My Little Cousin | 7. | Dunkin' Bagel | |||
| 3. | Utt-Da-Zay | 8. | Tzouris | |||
| 4. | A Bee Gezindt | 9. | Matzoh Balls | |||
| 5. | Oy Veys Mir | 10. | A Bissel Bop |