Abdul The Rabbi
Jazz
| Oct 2012
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2012-10-04
Reviewed 2012-10-04
4TH WARD AFRO-KLEZMER ORCHESTRA: Abdul the Rabbi
self-released, 2012
WORLD-JAZZ – Neato! This tight, funky 9-piece outfit blends jazz, klezmer, afrobeat and rock into a unique stew. The early tracks are great fun, but later on it darkens. Wild horn solos throughout, lots of chugging grooves, and even a hiphop excursion in track 7.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 10
1. 4:13 – low bubbling groove under traditional Jewish melody, some hot solos
2. 5:50 – very bouncy klezmer first 2:00, switches to a lazy sway with wild sax
4. 3:20 – “Fiddler on the Roof” played as funky strut; skronking horn breaks
5. 6:52 – relaxed, slinky brass band slides into surf music! fast klezmer ending
7. 3:28 – hip-hop! Cool circular horn riffs; political rapped vocal, abrupt ending
8. 5:55 – laid back layered horns, gradually rises into a slow-burning trudge
9. 2:45 – chugging klezmer-rock gets into crazy horn solos, stinging guitar
10. 7:04 – wailing clarinet intro; then a slow blues creep, stomps at the end
11. 3:54 – quiet intro; angular rock-based tune, swaggering second half
[ Fo ] - 4 October 2012
self-released, 2012
WORLD-JAZZ – Neato! This tight, funky 9-piece outfit blends jazz, klezmer, afrobeat and rock into a unique stew. The early tracks are great fun, but later on it darkens. Wild horn solos throughout, lots of chugging grooves, and even a hiphop excursion in track 7.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 10
1. 4:13 – low bubbling groove under traditional Jewish melody, some hot solos
2. 5:50 – very bouncy klezmer first 2:00, switches to a lazy sway with wild sax
4. 3:20 – “Fiddler on the Roof” played as funky strut; skronking horn breaks
5. 6:52 – relaxed, slinky brass band slides into surf music! fast klezmer ending
7. 3:28 – hip-hop! Cool circular horn riffs; political rapped vocal, abrupt ending
8. 5:55 – laid back layered horns, gradually rises into a slow-burning trudge
9. 2:45 – chugging klezmer-rock gets into crazy horn solos, stinging guitar
10. 7:04 – wailing clarinet intro; then a slow blues creep, stomps at the end
11. 3:54 – quiet intro; angular rock-based tune, swaggering second half
[ Fo ] - 4 October 2012
Recent airplay
Die Silver Wedding Die
Clean Copper Radio — Jul 05, 2019
Die Silver Wedding Die
Waste FM — May 30, 2017
Doina Blues
Music Casserole — Feb 25, 2017
Fiddler On The Roof
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 21, 2014
Yemenite Tanz
No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012 — Jan 04, 2013
Doina Blues
No Cover, No Minimum — Dec 14, 2012
Charting
2012-10-14 — 2012-12-16
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | 4 |
| Nov 18 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Yemenite Tanz | ||
| 2. | Oy Tate Firn Mir Tsu Jo'berg | ||
| 3. | El Violinista (Intro) | ||
| 4. | Fiddler On The Roof | ||
| 5. | Die Silver Wedding Die | ||
| 6. | El Rabino (Intro) | ||
| 7. | Abdul The Rabbi | ||
| 8. | Yesh Li Gan | ||
| 9. | Toco Hills Kiddush Club | ||
| 10. | Doina Blues | ||
| 11. | Der Stasi | ||
| 12. | Gracias |