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Frank London
Frank London: A Night in the Old Marketplace
Genres: Folk, International Music, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Bottom of the Well
2. What Is Man's Worth?
3. Nosn's Vision
4. Madness
5. The Tale of the Drowned Klezmorim
6. A Word
7. One Prayer/One Lullaby
8. Forever Yours
9. Meet Me in the Old Marketplace
10. The Ten Faces of G-D
11. The Saga of the Singers of Brod
12. Call It Disappointing
13. I'll Make Such Wonders
14. Canon of the Dead
15. It Doesn't Matter
16. Is There Room on Earth?
17. Desire It
18. God's Reply to Job
19. Perhaps I Went Too Far
20. All Is Vanity
21. A Tavern in Pinsk

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CD Details

All Artists: Frank London
Title: Frank London: A Night in the Old Marketplace
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Soundbrush Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 5/29/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, International Music, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Jewish & Yiddish, Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 837101301282

Synopsis

Album Description

"A decadent-rich Klezmer-Cabaret backdrop that sounds like Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht deep in the bottle after an opium binge." - All About Jazz Just dripping with incredible talent...sensations of misty murk and warring inner demons come through perfectly. It's man's arguments with himself, with others, with God, and with everyone all at once, all swirling and dancing together to little conclusion but great festivity." - Exclaim Klezmer giant Frank London has teamed up with acclaimed lyricist Glen Berger to create twenty-one unique songs for Alexandra Aron's theatrical adaptation of this legendary 1907 Yiddish play by I.L. Peretz. The groundbreaking score mixes Jewish music, jazz, classical, rock, and world beats with a dose of Kurt Weill and Tom Waits.

CD Reviews

A Tasty Theatrical Adventure of Remarkable Ingenuity

Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 06/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Frank London is highly acclaimed as standing at the pinnacle of Jewish music and for those unfamiliar with his gifts, A NIGHT IN THE OLD MARKETPLACE is a wonderful place to start. This CD is a recording of a theatrical work that sets the revered 1907 Yiddish play of the same name by L.L. Peretz. Setting the bizarre tale to music that combines Jewish music, jazz, classical, rock and just about every other form of music from the 20th century into a highly entertaining mix, London has created a solid hit.

The texture of the play is highly reminiscent of the musical works of Kurt Weill, with special emphasis on 'The Threepenny Opera', as well as the old vaudeville klezmer concerts. The music is written by Frank London and the lyrics are by Glen Berger. The simple staging is allowed due to the small pit band required - Tuba/bass, guitar/banjo/mandolin, keyboards/accordion, and drums. The cast of singers (rather singer/actors) represents some amazing talent including Susan McKeown, Manu Narayan, Lorin Sklamberg, Craig Wedren and other singers well known to both Broadway and bands/groups of a great variety.

The production brought to CD is as complete a transfer of a stage work to recording venue as we are likely to hear. Frank London has created a specialized work that thankfully brings to our attention the rich heritage of klezmer and Yiddish theater, and if this beautifully performed and produced recording is any indication of the value of the stage work, we should be seeing multiple traveling productions of A NIGHT IN THE OLD MARKETPLACE. Moody, atmospheric, extremely creative and of course, entertaining both theatrically and aurally. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, July 07

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A must-listen for all fans of musical theatre and musical ju

Coco Pazzo | Long Beach, CA | 09/01/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I don't have much to add to the first review except that this CD blew me away. As a fan of musical theatre and a yiddishophile, I absolutely loved this CD. Unfortunately, there is a very small audience for this kind of work but hopefully a foundation that is dedicated to jewish music will sponsor a staged mounting of this show."