MUSIC REVIEW BY Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm Best of 2012
Number Two:
Friedman's blend of Jazz and Middle-East music has had me enthusiastic all year long. An album that often soars, but doesn't forget to swing. This is the kind of joyful music that defines Jazz as something special. Many Jazz albums have a joyful sound, but rarely one as inspiring as Sunrise. It still hits me right square in the heart. I originally wrote that it was an album I wanted to shout from the rooftops and share with the world. I still do.
Friedman's blend of Jazz and Middle-East music has had me enthusiastic all year long. An album that often soars, but doesn't forget to swing. This is the kind of joyful music that defines Jazz as something special. Many Jazz albums have a joyful sound, but rarely one as inspiring as Sunrise. It still hits me right square in the heart. I originally wrote that it was an album I wanted to shout from the rooftops and share with the world. I still do.
Soundclips
Other Reviews of
"Sunrise":
Columbus Music Magazine (Israel) by Yotam Ziv
Amazon by Schwartzie
Amazon by Randy Armorhouse
Third Ear - Israel by Editorial staff
Jazz Weekly by George W. Harris
Midwest Record by Chris Spector
Bird Is The Worm Jazz Blog by Dave Sumner
emusic Review by Dave Sumner
All About Jazz by Dan McClenaghan