Joined by a quartet of downtown Manhattan jazz luminaries (pianist Jason Lindner, bassist Omer Avital, drummer Daniel Freedman) and a string quartet, Cohen plays clarinet with a total command of the instrument. She sensitively renders, Coltrane`s "Lonnie`s Lament" a biting Brel Chanson, a ballad by Brazilian songwriter, Cavaquinho, four Israeli songs, two of her own originals and one by Avital.
PERSONNEL:
ANAT COHEN, clarinet, arranger
JASON LINDNER, piano
OMER AVITAL, bass, arranger
DANIEL FREEDMAN, drums
accompanied with string quartet
New York, July, 2006
TRACKS
01. Agada Yapanit (A Japanese Tale)
02. Hofim (Beaches)
03. The Purple Piece
04. Eyn Gedi
05. La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
06. Lonnie’s Lament
07. Quando Eu Me Chamar Saudade
08. La Casa Del Llano
09. Niguneem
10. Cypresses