Brother Moses Smote the Water
World
| May 2005
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2005-11-04
Reviewed 2005-11-04
THE KLEZMATICS + NELSON & FARMER – “Brother Moses Smote the Water”
Piranha, 2004
Klezmer meets the "Negro spiritual"! This unique collaboration between the renowned band and Joshua Nelson, a black Jewish singer in the mold of Mahalia Jackson, was recorded live in Berlin. The group, (also with singer/organist Kathryn Farmer), takes on an assortment of old spirituals plus some tunes from the Klezmatics’ repertoire. Not as earth-shaking as I had hoped, but it works pretty well.
Fo’s picks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 10
1. 2:39 – slow trumpet + organ tones, quiet Passover song in Hebrew & Yiddish
2. 9:17 – powerhouse spiritual: strong vocal, weeping violin & clarinet breaks
3. 6:41 – upbeat seder song in Hebrew, group vocals, happy stomping beat
4. 8:30 – song of peace, starts slow & quiet, builds power. Vocalists take turns
5. 5:17 – midtempo, rollicking tune, with a New Orleans jazz flair
6. 7:21 – dripping with soul: Farmer & Matt Derriau (sax) trade off verses.
7. 3:08 – group a cappella spiritual, uptempo
8. 3:49 – Sam Cooke’s rewrite of an old tune: a midtempo gospel stomp
9. 5:01 – strong gospelly "rave-up” with excellent vocals and little horn riffs
10. 5:49 – Yiddish socialist anthem, trumpet break, audience sings, gospelly ending
[Fo] – 11/4/05
Piranha, 2004
Klezmer meets the "Negro spiritual"! This unique collaboration between the renowned band and Joshua Nelson, a black Jewish singer in the mold of Mahalia Jackson, was recorded live in Berlin. The group, (also with singer/organist Kathryn Farmer), takes on an assortment of old spirituals plus some tunes from the Klezmatics’ repertoire. Not as earth-shaking as I had hoped, but it works pretty well.
Fo’s picks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 10
1. 2:39 – slow trumpet + organ tones, quiet Passover song in Hebrew & Yiddish
2. 9:17 – powerhouse spiritual: strong vocal, weeping violin & clarinet breaks
3. 6:41 – upbeat seder song in Hebrew, group vocals, happy stomping beat
4. 8:30 – song of peace, starts slow & quiet, builds power. Vocalists take turns
5. 5:17 – midtempo, rollicking tune, with a New Orleans jazz flair
6. 7:21 – dripping with soul: Farmer & Matt Derriau (sax) trade off verses.
7. 3:08 – group a cappella spiritual, uptempo
8. 3:49 – Sam Cooke’s rewrite of an old tune: a midtempo gospel stomp
9. 5:01 – strong gospelly "rave-up” with excellent vocals and little horn riffs
10. 5:49 – Yiddish socialist anthem, trumpet break, audience sings, gospelly ending
[Fo] – 11/4/05
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| 1. | Eyliyohu Hanovi | ||
| 2. | Elijah Rock | ||
| 3. | Ki Loy Nue | ||
| 4. | Shnirele, Perele | ||
| 5. | Walk in Jerusalem | ||
| 6. | Go Down Moses | ||
| 7. | Moses Smote the Water | ||
| 8. | Oh Mary Don't You Weep | ||
| 9. | Didn't It Rain | ||
| 10. | Ale Brider |