Funny you should mention the Radical Jewish Culture series this morning. Just last night I loaded my five-CD changer with Davka's "Judith" and "Lavy's Dream," Frank London's "Scientist at Work," Jenny Scheimann's "The Rabbi's Lover" and the New Klezmer Trio's "Short For Something." As the tunes shuffled through the evening I was awestruck by the consistent strength of the material. Not a bum track in the bunch. Last night listening experience inspired me to bring Danny Zamir's "Satlah" and "Live at Tonic: Exodus" as well as both of David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness discs to work today.

While I don't own all of the RJC releases, I do own about 25 of them and I can say without hyperbole that I've enjoyed them all immensely. The Masada stuff is probably my favorite, but Davka and Krakauer follow close behind. Hell, even my officemate, who's a ZZ Top diehard, thinks "Klezmer, NY" rocks.

Tom

In a message dated 10/8/02 9:58:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, a_gadney@hotmail.com writes:

Hi.

What's your five favorite Radical Jweish Culture discs? There is so many,
and I still haven't really gotten into much of it, and don't really now
where to begin.

I like Masada, of course. And the David Gould disc is amazing. Really fits
the "RJC" label. Very strong Jewish influence, but still something totally
new. At elast to me.

What about the recent Rabbinical School Dropouts' "Cosmic Tree" and Frank
London's "Scientist at Work"? Those look interesting. And oh so many
others...

Cheers!

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Discs I'm listening to at work:
Elvis Costello Glastonbury Festival 6/20/87
Bruce Springsteen 12/8/01
Golden Smog -- Keys and Filler