''Sovlanut'' is an album by

Jamie Saft Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was born in New York City and raised a Conservative Judaism, Conservative Jew, and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory, New England Conserva ...

which was released on the

Tzadik Tzadik ( ''ṣaddīq'' , "righteous ne; also ''zadik'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadīqīm'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The root of the word ...

label in 2000.Tzadik catalogue
accessed January 9, 2014

Reception

In his review for

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, Tom Benton notes that "Despite the presence of ubiquitous downtowners Chris Speed and Jim Black, Sovlanut is not exactly a grand avant-jazz masterpiece, but instead a challenging expedition into live electronica, as Jewish and Arabic themes are arranged over a dense backdrop of dub and drum'n'bass. Though there certainly is bountiful improvising to be had, ''Sovlanut'' seems more focused on exploring similar atmospheric territory as the club music by which it was inspired".

Track listing

''All compositions by Jamie Saft'' # "Kasha Dub" – 6:54 # "Sovlanut" – 12:52 # "Mach / Hey" – 15:06 # "Midwood Cowboy" – 3:43 # "Tefachim" – 11:53 # "Fresser Dub" – 2:55

Personnel

– piano,

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

, synthesizer, guitar,

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

, saz, percussion * Chris Speed –

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

*Jonathan Maron – bass * Jim Black, Chris Kelly (tracks 1 & 6) – drums, percussion *Rick Quinones – vocals (tracks 1 & 6)

References

{{Authority control Tzadik Records albums Jamie Saft albums 2000 albums