1/ Misha Mengelberg. 2/ Vladimir Ivanoff. 3/ Ladom Ensemble, producer Cobie Ivens
I. Misha Mengelberg. 16:50 min.
A live album recorded in 1966 played in the traditional American jazz tradition. Misha Mengelberg had a preference for the work of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. That contrasted nicely with the flowing saxophone playing of Piet Noordijk. This Rotterdammer wanted little to do with avant-garde or free jazz and placed his playing more in the bop traditions of Charlie Parker. It is precisely that friction between modernist Mengelberg and traditionalist Noordijk that makes the album Journey a special reflection of a concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
CD. Journey : Jazz at the Concertgebouw 1966 – Misha Mengelberg, Piet Noordijk, Rob Langereis, Han Bennink. LABEL: MCN (2013), code: 1101. VIDEO
II. Vladimir Ivanoff. 11:22 min.
This album contains music that was played in the seraglio, the palace of the Sultan in Turkey. Throughout the centuries, the Jewish people have always found refuge in the Ottoman Empire. Ruins of synagogues dating back to the third century BC have been found. The Jewish community flourished especially after the Ottoman conquest of Byzantium and the Balkans. In Constantinople, the Jewish community increased fivefold as a result of the exodus of Sephardic Jews from Spain in 1492. According to a report from 1638, the court of Sultan Murad I had no fewer than three hundred Jewish musicians.
CD. Yehudi : Jewish music from the Seraglio van Vladimir Ivanoff. LABEL: Teldec (1996), code: 0630-11699-2. VIDEO
III. Ladom Ensemble. 30:58 min.
The Persian word Sofreh refers to a bedspread or tablecloth traditionally used for celebrations. Its cultural meaning carries with it a sense of togetherness and community. Tisch, literally translated as table, is the relative Yiddish equivalent; a gathering of merrymaking and storytelling before a special occasion or traditional wedding. It is a journey that takes the listener from the dramatic shores of the Caspian Sea to the verdant plains of Transylvania, through the vibrant musical traditions of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, and even into the heart of The Bronx in the 1950s. Pianist Pouya Hamidi, originally from Iran, and cellist Beth Silver, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, bring their rich traditions to the album Sofreh Tisch.
CD. Sofreh Tisch van het Ladom Ensemble. LABEL: Lulaworld Records (2025). VIDEO
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