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HAROLD RUBIN ~ A MONO MUSICAL SUITE FOR THREE MANIC MUSICIANS NOT ON LABEL ~ ISRAEL ~ Jazz Recorded: 2005 Released: 2008 Clarinetist / composer Harold RubinFind albums by this artist is one of the very few champions of improvised music in Israel. His work in the field of Free Jazz in the last two decades created an entire new universe of music. If not for the fact that he resides in Israel, he would surely be one of the world’s most revered musicians with many followers, but alas only very few (but fortunate) people know him and his music. I feel deeply honored and privileged to be his friend and his producer and I will never get tired of his wonderful music nor will I stop singing his praises. This album is a typical Rubin recording – if “typical” ever applies to him or his music – a four hour session with him and two young Israeli musicians: Maya DunietzFind albums by this artist (piano) and Yoni SilverFind albums by this artist (bass clarinet), for which Harold arrived armed with a set of basic “musical motives” and told the musicians to go “wild” and flow with him. The result is, as usual, stunning, with telepathic interplay and imaginative group improvisation presiding. Improvised music is never an easy listening experience, but one has to be deaf not to appreciate the beauty and depth of this music. With the clarinet and bass clarinet complimenting each other sonically and the piano creating layers of harmonic textures, cementing the musical unity, this is a unique musical experience, which must be listened to with attention and openness, sure to impress any sensitive listener. I only wish more people would listen and get hooked, as this is way to good to be anonymous. Brilliant!

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