GREG WALL'S LATER PROPHETS
HA 'OROT (2009)
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Saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer Greg Wall is deeply rooted in the klezmer tradition (as evidenced by his work with Frank London in the group Hasidic New Wave). Wall's interest in Jewish music and culture continues with his Tzadik release, HA'OROT, which combines the spiritual writings of Hebrew poet Rabbi Avraham Itzchak HaCohen Kook with Wall's genre-stretching blend of traditional Jewish folk and free jazz. An intriguing modern interpretation of the meaning of Jewish mysticism, HA'OROT is an adventurous project that brings together warring impulses toward both tradition and experiment.
1. Hatzofeh Le'Tovah (The One Who Seeks The Good)
2. Techiya (Renewal)
3. Me'Olam Rachok (From A Distant World)
4. Hootzeeuni Leervaya (Take Me Out To The Overflowing)
5. Migun Ha'Rave #1 (Rav Kook's Melody)
6. Shofar
7. Shuva Ruchi (Return My Spirit)
8. Nigun Ha'rav #2 (Rav Kook's Melody)
9. Lachashei Ha'Havaya (The Whispers Of Existence)
10. Ma'Aynei Ruchi (The Wellsprings Of My Spirit)
11. Dror (Freedom)
12. Anee Maleh Ahavale'Elohim (I Am Filled With Love For God)
13. Sheer Merooba (The Four Fold Song)
14. Ha'Tzofeh Le'Tovah
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Thanks a lot, Stefan!
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From Tzadik's page:
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Greg Wall's Later Prophets : The Kook Project
Cat. # 8137
Released Mar 2009
cd time - 66:49
US Price $16.00
1. The One Who Seeks the Good (English Version)
2. Renewal
3. From a Distant World
4. Take Me Out to the Overflowing
5. Nigun Ha'Rav #1
6. Shofar
7. Return of My Spirit
8. Nigun Ha'Rav #2
9. The Whispers of Existence
10. The Wellsprings of My Spirit
11. Freedom
12. I am Filled with Love for God
13. The Four Fold Song
14. The One Who Seeks the Good (Hebrew Version)
A leading figure in the Jewish music scene for over thirty years, Greg Wall is one of the pioneers in blending Jewish music with jazz. His newest recording with his powerful ensemble Later Prophets is a colorful and provocative mix of jazz and Jewish poetry and features the spiritual writings of Rabbi Avraham Itzchak HaCohen Kook, recently voted the most influential figure in the shaping of modern Israel. Kook was a unique blend of the traditional and the modern—and the music follows suit, with funky grooves, improvisations and even a few of Kook’s own compositions. With texts read by one of the greatest living scholars on Kook and his milieu, this is an important document of Jewish mysticism.
Personnel:
Aaron Alexander: Drums
Shai Bachar: Piano
Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein: Spoken Word
Dave Richards: Bass
Rabbi Greg Wall: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Shofar, Moseno
Merci bien, Stefan!
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