We don't get many albums by Israeli jazz-funk groups so, I was unsure what to expect. However, more out of curiosity than anything else, I decided to give it a listen - in for an angora, in for a shekel - which turned out not to be a bad decision!
It's very much a retro Blue Note setting and there's nothing wrong with that. In Klein you have a flautist who can funk it up with the best of them. A great sound that varies between classical purity and the throaty growl that jazz rockers often adopt.
Co-leader Mader drums sympathetically whilst there are effective contributions from guitar, bass and Hammond.
Klein, Mader and Niceberg provided the material - three each including a dual collaboration between Mader and Niceberg on the final track - Jet Lag an infectious foot-tapping funky groove. If you like Herbie Mann, Grant Green, Lou Donaldson or early Herbie then you will want to check this one out.
It's due to be released by Ubuntu Music on August 4 in both CD and digital format. Lance
The Thong; Blues in E; Picc Your Battle; The Search For the Missing Cable; Three's Breeze Freeze; What's the Use of Falling; Found it - Keepin' it; Jet Lag.
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