Jazz

Avishai Cohen - Aurora (2009)

2011-10-27T18:23:20Z

Avishai Cohen - Aurora (2009)


01. Morenika
02. Interluce in C Sharp Minor
03. El Hatzipor
04. Leolam							play
05. Winter Song
06. Its Been So Long
07. Alon Basela
08. Still
09. Shir Preda
10. Aurora							play
11. Alfonsina Y El Mar
12. Noches Noches, La Luz

Personnel:
Avishai Cohen (Vocals ,acoustic and electric bass and piano); 
Karen Malka (Vocals); 
Amos Hoffman (Oud); 
Itamar Douari (Percussion).

More than once, someone has incorrectly assumed that bassist Avishai Cohen and trumpeter Avishai Cohen are the same person. It is easy to understand why one could make that mistake; in addition to having the same name, both of them are jazz musicians who grew up in Israel and moved to New York City in the '90s (the bassist ended up moving back to Israel). But they're definitely two different people, and the Avishai Cohen on Aurora is the bassist, not the trumpeter. Aurora finds this Avishai Cohen not only playing acoustic and electric bass, but also playing acoustic piano and electric keyboards and singing. In fact, he does a great deal of singing on this 2008 recording -- which will come as a surprise to those who think of Cohen as strictly an instrumentalist. Aurora is by no means an easy album to categorize; at the risk of oversimplifying things, one possible description could be "world jazz meets post-bop meets adult alternative." Jazz is a prominent ingredient on Aurora, but so are pop/rock and world music -- and Cohen gets a lot of inspiration from Middle Eastern, North African, and Spanish music. He sings in four different languages -- Hebrew, English, Ladino (the language of Spain's Sephardic Jews), and Spanish -- on an album that is dominated by original material but also contains some traditional Jewish songs. But as unpredictable as this 53-minute CD is, Aurora has a certain continuity. Cohen sounds like he knows exactly what he's doing, and he has sympathetic support that includes Amos Hoffman on oud (a traditional Middle Eastern lute) and Karen Malka on vocals (although Cohen is the main vocalist). This album obviously wasn't designed with jazz purists in mind, but listeners who have eclectic tastes will realize that Aurora is a valuable addition to Cohen's catalog. --- Alex Henderson, allmusic.com

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Avishai Cohen – Lyla (2003)

2011-10-21T18:25:37Z

Avishai Cohen – Lyla (2003)


1	Ascension 5:21	 
2	Lyla 4:55
3	How Long 4:34
4	Watcher 3:22					play	
5	Evolving Etude 	3:47
6	Structure In Emotion 4:18
7	Handsonit 6:38
8	Come Together 3:59
9	How Long (Reflected) 3:24		play
10	Eternal Child	4:14	
11	Simple Melody 3:10

Personnel: 
Avishai Cohen (vocals, strings, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, acoustic bass); 
Lola, Jeff Taylor , Bernie Kirsh (vocals); 
Avi Lebovich (flute, trombone); 
Yosvany Terry (alto saxophone); 
Diego Urcola (trumpet, flugelhorn); 
Alex Norris (flugelhorn); 
Chick Corea (piano); 
Yagil Baras (acoustic bass, electric bass); 
Mark Guiliana (drums, percussion, electronics); 
Eric McPherson (drums).

Avishai Cohen (born April 20, 1970 in Kibbutz Kabri, Israel) is an Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger. Cohen's signature sound is a blend of Middle-Eastern, eastern European and African-American musical idioms. The New York Times describes his 2006 album Continuo as conjoining "heavy Middle Eastern groove with a delicate, almost New Age lyricism". ---wikipedia

Lyla is an impressive achievement and is similar to his previous albums in that it is loaded with worldly rhythms and hummable melodies. It is very different sonically though with Cohen's use of synthesizer, keyboards, and electronic effects combined with acoustic instruments. The album also showcases Cohen's prowess on the electric bass more prominently, particularly on "Handsonit" a number which features a fleet fingered melody with electric bass and horns giving way to a soulful bridge and a great trumpet tradeoff. "Eternal Child" finds Avishai back on Acoustic Bass in a duet with Chick Corea, and his own Piano solo "Structure in Emotion" is an interesting piece as well. Go check this out.. a forward thinking album by a distinctive artist. ---amazon.com

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Avishai Cohen – Seven Seas (2011)

2011-11-01T19:29:41Z

Avishai Cohen – Seven Seas (2011)


1. Dreaming
2. About a Tree
3. Seven Seas
4. Halah
5. Staav					play
6. Ani Aff
7. Worksong					play
8. Hayo Hayta
9. Two Roses
10. Tres Hermanic Eran

Personnel: 
Avishai Cohen: vocals, acoustic and electric bass; 
Malka: vocals; 
Shai Maestro: piano, keyboards; 
Itamar Douari: percussion

Over the past few years, bassist Avishai Cohen has become recognized as one of the most creative musicians of current times. A fertile composer of the highest rank, he has, among other things, enriched and expanded the genre he works in: a master of the upright bass, an improviser of not-so-often-seen genius, and a bandleader with a rich and kaleidoscopic history.

Seven Seas is another exceptional chapter in the Cohen catalog, one that showcases a willingness to stretch itself to the breaking point and open up the music to a wider array of approaches. It is one of his most spontaneous recordings, with both disciplinarian and freewheeling sense of adventurous interaction. In general, there is a spirit of true exploration on his records which is also evident here, with adventurous improvisation added to that blend of Mediterranean melodies (with touches of Ladino/Judeo-Spanish heritage) and the art of jazz. As always, he successfully blends, extracts, adapts, and layers one set of music onto another, through a personal approach to music making. In the constant sonic middle ground, there are the sounds of piano, bass and percussion, and the occasional oud and brass ensemble, that merge the melody and rhythm brilliantly.

Dreaming is an inspired opener, with playful harmonies, wordless vocals, irregular phrase lengths and the sort of lyricism and playfulness that has long been a hallmark of his trio with drummer Mark Guiliana. The magic of this band shines on the title track, where Shai Maestro's piano acts as a gorgeous signpost to which virtually all of these musicians can return. His melodic sensibility and crisp tone are beacons in the often swirling, escalating and cascading whorls of melodies and interchanges. The longer this album plays, though, the more this music flourishes on its own. At moments it is beautiful beyond description.

Empathetic communication is the key to jazz of the highest order, and that kind of communication is evident from start to finish, regardless of the compositions' dynamics. The way this band shifts seamlessly from one style to another pays substantial creative dividends. "Ani Aff" features the Latino rhythms and melodies for which Cohen is well-known, and that type of playfulness and interchange simply shines on "Two Roses," embellished by Itamar Douari's percussion work. But that kind of interplay is also evident on quieter tracks such as "Staav," which unfolds slowly, with beautiful piano melodies augmented by Cohen and Douari, who add subtle touches here and there, as well as "Hayo Hayta" and the closing "Tres Hermanicas Eran," a traditional Ladino song, beautifully sung by Cohen.

Seven Seas is a remarkable album; most impressive is Cohen's clarity of vision, which is what separates the boys from men. Cohen knows what he wants and, even better, he knows how to achieve it. The album's immediate attraction is its loose, fresh informality, a spontaneous and sparkling liveliness. The result of this unlikely union is one of the most seamlessly beautiful works Cohen has ever produced. ---Nenad Georgievski, allaboutjazz.com

Avishai Cohen. Jego muzyka dostarcza mnóstwa emocji. Złożoność poszczególnych fragmentów, ich wręcz intymna konstrukcja, jednocześnie jest bardzo zaskakująca i zmieniając się w najmniej spodziewanych momentach. Nowy album Seven Seas to nowy szczyt w karierze artysty. Bez wahania można powiedzieć, że to dojrzałe dzieło. To album fusion, przenoszący nas bliżej rzeczywistości odysei, swoim tytułem i brzmieniem przywodząc na myśl morskie legendy. Z pewnością to najbardziej ekscytujący album z dotychczasowej dyskografii artysty. --- cojestgr.pl

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Avishai Cohen – Sha’ot Regishot (2008)

2011-10-23T12:32:02Z

Avishai Cohen – Shaot Regishot (2008)


01. Yo M'enamori D'un Ayre
02. Ahava Hadasha
03. Azamer Bishvahin (Adama)
04. Shuvi Elai							play
05. Yad Anuga
06. Shalom Aleihem
07. Shaot Regishot
08. Dror Ikra
09. El HaTzipor
10. Si Kanamaya
11. Tzaadi
12. Puncha Puncha
13. Shalom Aleihem (Radio Version)		play

Avishai Cohen - Double bass, Bass guitar, Piano, Vocals
Avishai Cohen – composer, arranger

Now one of the most popular jazz players of the past decade, Avishai Cohen takes his artistic approach to its zenith, with Seven Seas. Featuring nursery rhymes, lullabies and suites in which heroic inspiration and symphonics abound. Seven Seas plunges us into a fabulous sound voyage, in which understatement and magnitude play a never-ending game of ping-pong, a trip that easily transposes to the silver screen. Once you get past the opening credits dripping in joyful nostalgia, you steer past isles of rhythm and continents of sound, winding up with a traditional piano ladino with Cohen's intense vocals. --- avishaimusic.com

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