It's Klezmer!

The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including a couple of songs, superbly performed and arranged for clarinet, accordion, bass and drums, with the odd bit of tuba, trumpet and voice. The album is inspired by klezmer music from the first half of the 20th century, and songs performed at weddings and festivities in East European shtetls. Each member of the band is a sought-after player from the Berlin scene and their quality shines through. Stylistically, the playing is excellent and is particularly nice to hear the sound of the snare drum paying homage to klezmer drumming's martial origins.

The recording is pretty short though (most of the tracks being around two or three minutes long) and does not reach the inventiveness of many of the other projects the band members are involved with. Having said this, if you a searching for well-executed renditions of traditional tunes to make you get up and dance then this no-nonsense album is for you.