The Gathering (Rashanim album)

The Gathering is the fourth album by guitarist Jon Madof's Rashanim trio featuring Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz and Mathias Kunzli which was released in 2009 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series.[1]

The Gathering
Studio album by Jon Madof's Rashanim
Released	July 28, 2009
Recorded	March 24, 2009 at EastSide Sound, NYC
Genre	Jazz klezmer rock
Length	47:47
Label	Tzadik TZ 8144
Jon Madof chronology
Shalosh (2006) The Gathering (2009) Zion80 (2013)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[2]
PopMatters	[3]

All About Jazz reviewer Warren Allen said "The band has crafted an album full of beautifully deployed sounds, particularly on a series of brief musical vignettes that feature delicate little melodies teased out on eclectic instruments such as glockenspiel and melodica. It makes for an eclectic listening experience that should appeal to any lover of creative music and melody".[2] PopMatters' writer Sean Murphy stated "Rashanim’s The Gathering is cause for joy bordering on disbelief. This, truly, is as good as contemporary music is capable of being, and the latest release is their best work yet." [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jon Madof

1. "Judges" - 3:28
2. "Kings" - 5:43
3. "Ezekiel" - 3:50
4. "David" - 4:35
5. "Elijah's Cup" - 1:55
6. "Deborah" - 6:28
7. "Elijah's Chair" - 3:19
8. "Amos" - 5:01
9. "Micah" - 1:37
10. "Elijah's Chariot" - 1:56
11. "Jeremiah" - 4:27
12. "Joshua" - 5:28

Personnel

• Jon Madof – guitars, banjo, vocals
• Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – acoustic bass guitar, bass banjo, glockenspiel, melodica, tiple, chonguri, vocals
• Matthias Künzli – drums, percussion, jaw harp, whistling, vocals

References

1. Tzadik Records catalog, accessed January 21, 2015
2. Allen, W., All About Jazz Review, October 18, 2010
3. Rashanim: Healing Music for Unrighteous Times, PopMatters, August 13, 2009