''Nisht Azoy'' is the second album of the
Montreal
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-based
klezmer
Klezmer ( yi, קלעזמער or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for l ...
band,
Black Ox Orkestar. The record's name translates into ''Not Like This''. It was released on 180g
LP and CD. Compared to their previous album, ''
Ver Tanzt?'' more percussion and group singing is utilised.
Track listing
# "Bukharian" – 4:45
# "Az Vey Dem Tatn" – 5:29
# "Violin Duet" – 5:22
# "Ikh Ken Tsvey Zayn" – 5:34
# "Ratsekr Grec" – 4:18
# "Tsvey Tabelakh" – 7:13
# "Dobriden" – 6:50
# "Golem" – 7:21
Personnel
*
Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician, engineer and producer. He is a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Earthquake Architecture, The Craig Pedersen Quartet and Black Ox Orkestar.
He i ...
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contrabass
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* Scott Levine –
cymbalum,
saz,
mandolin
A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
,
violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
,
percussion
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...
,
vocals
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* Gabe Levine –
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
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Jessica Moss
Jessica Moss is a Canadian musician best known for playing violin and singing backing vocals in the post-rock band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band since 2001, and is a founding member of Black Ox Orkestar.
In addition ...
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violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
Guest musicians
* Brian Lipson –
trumpet
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on "Ratsekr Grec"
* Pierre-Guy Blanchard –
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
on "Ratsekr Grec", "Tsvey Tabelakh" and "Dobriden"
* The Two Doves Friendship Band – various instruments on "Tsvey Tabelakh"
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Black Ox Orkestar albums
2006 albums
Constellation Records (Canada) albums