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ON THE ROAD TO
JERUSALEM by
JERRY GARVAL |
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| About the artist: | |||||
O ne of the pioneers in the small Israeli Jazz scene. Born in New
Jersey (1939) to half eastern European half Syrian family, young
Jerry was exposed to many different musical cultures He first
came to Israel in 1963 at the age of 24, leaving behind a
promising musical career in New York where he played percussion
and Trombone with Lionel Hampton's big band orchestra, Charlie
Mingus, Sonny Clark and many others.After he toured France - where he played with Chet Baker - Jerry finally found his way to Israel where he collaborated with many major musicians such as: Arik Einstein, Yafa Yarkoni & Arik Lavie. In the late 60's he played with Mel Keller's group and later on he joined "Jazz Workshop" which was the first band in Israel to combine Mediterranean music, Jewish music and Jazz. After they disbanded in 76' he organized his own band called Shaa'tnez and played as a drummer with the Piamenta brothers. During this whole period he kept on composing his own music, influenced by his multicultural background and his life in Israel. |
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| About the album: | |||||
 In 1980 Jerry decided to record and
produce a concept album under the name: "On the Road to
Jerusalem". He invited 12 of the leading musicians in Israel to
join him in Kibbutz Haogen studios, and together they
recorded the album in one single take. The result is a unique
mixture of Middle Eastern compositions, African and Afro-Cuban
music, and psychedelic Free Jazz. Jerry put out 500 copies of
the LP which he gave away to family and friends. None of them
were commercially distributed. 25 years later, this beautiful
piece of Israeli culture finally receives the respect it
deserves.Digitally re-mastered from the original tapes. Album liner notes by award winning musician, teacher and critic Yossi Mar-Haim |
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Track list: |
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1. THE ROAD TO
JERUSALEM (A) 2. OASIS 3. THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM (B) 4. JERUSALEM : ITS EYES, ITS SOUNDS 5. THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM (C) 6. CONTRASTS 7. THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM (D) 8. MAMA LOOK AT BOO-BOO 9. HERITAGE |
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Jerry Garval - Drums, Trombone, Bongos, Percussion, Vocal, Cowbell Steve Horenstein - Alto Flute, Piccolo, Bariton Sax Albert Piamenta - Alto Sax, Percussion Peter Wertheimer - Bass Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax Mert Cahm - Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax Oren Fried - Drums, Percussion Oren Balaban - Congas, Percussion Gil Dor - Guitar Ya'akov Meron - Clarinet Eli Magen - Bass Raphael Ben-Aharon - Percussion Yair Nissimov - Percussion All tracks composed by Jerry Garval except: CONTRASTS ( Garval, Magen, Horenstein ), MAMA LOOK AT BOO-BOO ( Traditional Calypso ) |
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