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avrey sharron - oasis - aartrud - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Jazz

1. This Masquerade
2. Black Sunshine
3. Ruthie's Waltz
4. O Morro
5. Polkadots Moonbeams
6. Oasis

Reissue of this amazing and hard to get Israeli jazz album!

The fascinating thing about jazz is not so much where it came from, but where it went, how it changed and how it seemed to effortlessly mix with local styles and traditions. In some ways, it’s no surprise that jazz found a fertile home in Israel. Much has been written about the connections between Hebrew traditional music and jazz, particularly the ‘blue notes’, that evoke that sense of longing, so prevalent in jazz.

Avery Sharon was joined by bass player Yossie Menachem, drummer Ickie Levy & pianist Doodie Rosenthal (who also mixed the album). Their one album, cut live in the studio in June 1977, is a major development in the evolution of the Israeli jazz/fusion scene, encompassing original compositions as well as intriguing interpretations of Leon Russell alongside a Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke classic! The Oasis recording contains lilting textures and colourful washes of sound, with the band really letting loose, interweaving and parrying like prize fighters. The musicianship is of a very high standard and it’s a shame the group did not record more. Thankfully, we have this one artefact for fascinating period in Israeli music history that still sounds vital today. Incidentally, the Osasis album was one of only two released on the Krypton label, the other being the ‘Peace’ album by Zingale.