**** Joel Rubin with the Epstein Brothers Orchestra ZEYDES UN EYNIKLEKH (Wergo)
Forget Mendelssohn
if you're looking for the ultimate disc of joyful
wedding music. This selection of
klezmer celebrates
Jewish wedding
instrumentals, and even if you're not Jewish, there's enough of a gypsy
and/or Greek influence here to make you feel at home. Clarinettist
Rubin has assembled numbers made famous by the legendary clarinettist
Dave Tarras. Rubin may just outshine his master on these 16 romps
supported by the Epsteins (who are in their 70s and 80s, and sound half
their age) on clarinet, trumpet, and drums. The generational mix, the
careful choice of repertoire, and Rubin's fluid tone and outrageous
assortment of decorative phrases contribute to making this one of the
most dashing recordings of Jewish music in recent years. It's hot dance
music: peppy, jazzy humorous. - Norman Weinstein
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