I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Silwan, by Wanees Zarour and it's intriguing. Opening with title track, Silwan, Wanees Zarour on buzug crafts the melody with support of Andrew Lawrance on piano. Adding light drums and percussion are Nick Kabat and Tareq Rantisi. The track snaps into a contemporary western form with the addition of Byron Pardo on clarinet and Vinny Kabat on bass. The track gets a euro eastern twist on the solo by Pardo handing back to Zarour on buzuq and a lively modern eastern flavored melody. Strong opener. Autumn has a lush melody with a slight Spanish flavor. Zarour on oud crafts the melody with excellent harmonies by Pardo on sax and Catie Hickey on trombone. My favorite track on the release. Fig Tree has a warm, almost waltz like cadence with a warming trombone solo by Kickey and a really nice guitar solo by Samuel Mosching, contrasted with eastern notes by Pardo on clarinet and featuring a solid oud solo by Zarour. Very nice. Wrapping the release is Anthem with an almost classical intro, morphing into a funk poppy track with a strong spirit. Pardo on sax and Hickey on trombone exchange lead over an up tempo rhythm by Kabat and Mosching steps up with an excellent guitar lead that really shines. Lawrance on piano duels with Kabat on drums to a solid climax breaking back to a basal rudiment with Kabat, Rantisi and Zarour on oud creating a frenzied conclusion. Very nice set.
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