Artist: Steven Bernstein Title: Diaspora Suite Released: Jan 2008 Label: Tzadik – TZ 8122 Series: Radical Jewish Culture – 122 Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion Format: FLAC Quality: lossess Duration: 65:11 Size: 422 MB Covers Tracklist: 1. Reuben - 5:12 2. Simeon (Yis May Chu) - 3:44 3. Levi - 4:04 4. Judah - 7:00 5. Dan - 4:49 6. Naphtali - 4:52 7. Gad - 8:15 8. Asher - 4:22 9. Issachar - 5:47 10. Zebulon - 5:49 11. Joseph - 5:10 12. Benjamin - 6:00 All music composed by Steven Bernstein Line up: Steven Bernstein - trumpet Jeff Cressman - trombone Peter Apfelbaum - tenor saxophone, flute, qarqabas Ben Goldberg - clarinet, contra alto clarinet Nels Cline - electric guitar John Schott - electric guitar Will Bernard - electric guitar sweeteners Devin Hoff - electric bass Josh Jones - drums, percussion Scott Amandola - drums Notes: Recorded March 21, 2007 at Bay Studios, Oakland. With groups like Sex Mob, Millennial Territory Orchestra and Diaspora Soul, Steven Bernstein is energizing the downtown scene with a passionate and indefatigable creativity. His brilliance continues with Diaspora Suite, the fourth installment in his Diaspora series for Tzadik and perhaps the best! Twelve original compositions exploring the Jewish tradition are brilliantly performed by a nonet of California musicians including Ben Goldberg, Peter Apfelbaum and several key players from his legendary band the Hieroglyphics. Channeling Miles Davis, Gil Evans and the Sephardic traditions of Darkness and Light, this is fabulous new Jewish music by one of the most talented and charismatic figures in the downtown scene. /Tzadik/
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