Poetica

Anat Cohen is a very fine clarinetist, reviving this instrument almost lost to jazz in the past 25 years.The clarinet's mournful overtones are just right for blues and to capture the "saudades" or longing/nostalgiain Brazilian music -- also right for the Israeli and shtetl melodies that echo in her own compositions. She has theright jazz touch to bring in a string quartet without the result sounding too like schmaltzy "crossover" stuff.

Poetica is my favorite Anat Cohen recording. She always includes her own brand of lyrical smoothness but with a relatively large number of other instrumentalists, we hear middle eastern flavors, touches of Brazilian rhythms, even some brassy big band numbers. There really is something for everyone in this album.

One of my favorite albums ever. I've had for a long time, and now bought as a present. The music is beautiful, and Anat Cohen is a wonderful musician and performer.

It is a wonderful CD of beautiful music. Listen to it on another source such as Pandora before you buy just tio make sure it really suits your taste.

I'm not much of a jazz aficionado but I enjoyed this a lot. There are strong Klezmer influences, but it's not a Klezmer recording. I found it a lot more accessible and varied than Claroscuro.

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Anat Cohen is an amazing musician!!! It's a joy to hear her play, and there is a fine variety in the music on this disc.

my new favorite musician! Jazz or otherwise