Le Magus

Jazz | Nov 2002

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-12-01
Klezmer/Balkan jazz, with lots of blues/jazz influences (see #7, 8). Kaplan is an Israel-born saxophonist who's hung out in New York with the Knitting Factory crowd for several years. Most tracks are built on a mid/slow groove but still pack a big and loud punch (see #1, 6).

1*- Midtempo, in kind-of-waltz time
2*- Pretty mandolin intro, stern midtempo march
3*- Happy dance, wacky male vocal
4- Slow
5- Midtempo march with anthemic middle
6*- Slow, w/nice jazzy color from the piano
7*- Fast shuffle
8- Slow, almost blues-rock, w/guitar solo
9- Happy march

Recent airplay

Ash
Memory SelectFeb 14, 2003
Tromba De Zingari
Memory SelectJan 31, 2003
Tromba De Zingari
No Cover, No MinimumJan 14, 2003
Sand Storm
Memory SelectJan 03, 2003
Sand Storm
Umami SelectDec 06, 2002
Tromba De Zingari
No Cover, No MinimumDec 03, 2002

Charting

2002-12-02 — 2003-02-03 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 2 1
Jan 19 1
Jan 12 1
Jan 5 1
Dec 8 2

Track listing

1. Le Magus
2. Oi Fun Veig
3. Tromba De Zingari
4. Mishba
5. Ash
6. Yidishe Mame
7. Blow Mama
8. Sand Storm
9. Samiao's Day