The Cracow Klezmer Band. The Warriors, 2001.
"The power of klezmer revival means that nowadays there is almost an excess of groups skillfully raiding the Jewish tradition. But few offer as classy an act as this Polish quartet, whose The Warriors runs tackle for John Zorn's Radical Jewish Culture series. With exquisite, delicate phrasing, violin, accordion, clarinet and double bass create a world of melody as comfortable as your favourite armchair, as nimble as a kitten." (Clive Bell, The Wire)
The Cracow Klezmer Band. The Warriors: "The Warrior", "Klezmer Caravan", "Klezmer Rhapsody", "The Prayer", "The Amorous Dance of the Orchid", "Memento Mori", "The Fortress", "Recollections of the Past". The Cracow Klezmer Band. Tzadik New York, 2001.
Marek Romański
January 2009