Degibri, Eli / Israeli Song
Album: Israeli Song   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Degibri, Eli   Added:Oct 2010
Label:Anzic Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-10-17 Pull Date: 2010-12-19 Charts: Jazz
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Recent Airplay
1. Nov 01, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Liora
4. Oct 30, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum
Third Plane
2. Dec 07, 2010: The Musical Mystery Box o'Fun
Judy The Dog
5. Oct 23, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum (Go Giants!)
Manic Depressive
3. Dec 04, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum
Judy The Dog

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-10-16
ELI DEGIBRI: Israeli Song
Anzic, 2010

MODERN MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Young Israeli saxophonist Degibri leads his dream band here, and it’s a nice setting for his tenor horn style, which is easily lyrical but with a hard-edged growl that creeps in from time to time. I find his soprano more than a little harsh, though. Most of the tunes are originals; each member of the band contributes.

Eli Degibri - tenor & soprano saxophones
Brad Mehldau - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Al Foster - drums

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

1. 6:51 – flowing modernist ballad w/soprano sax; cool piano solo & drums
2. 6:27 – mellow stroll, highlights Ron Carter’s bass: easygoing round of solos
3. 5:24 – gliding bop bounce: rhythm section propels, piano twists it, sax flies
4. 5:47 – a gentle ballad, but soprano sax stomps all over it
5. 6:27 – relaxed walk, with a bluesy touch: nice solos all around, esp. bass
6. 4:25 – sax/drums duet: a bebop classic, slowed down to a breezy glide
7. 3:52 – sax/piano duet: bright, winding ballad with a chamber music feel
8. 4:19 – grooving, soulful ditty; drums in the driver’s seat, soprano sax struts
9. 4:20 – brisk waltzing flow, tricky tempo shifts: sax romps, piano tilts it a bit
10. 4:21 – sax/bass duet: they sound great together, but “Over the Rainbow”?!
11. 4:40 – sax/piano duet: a wistful, nostalgic tune; both players sound great

[ Fo ] 10/16/10

Track Listing
1. Unrequited   6. Bebop
2. Mr. R.C.   7. Liora
3. Judy The Dog   8. Look What You Do To Me
4. Jealous Eyes   9. Third Plane
5. Manic Depressive   10. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  11. Israeli Song