| | Koby Israelite Is He Listening? CD Koby Israelite Discography of CDs
IS HE LISTENING? is the fourth Tzadik release by the Israeli multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite. The label notes state that IS HE is Israelite's "sly take on easy listening." Sly it may be since what strikes one about the album, at least on first hearing, is the heavy, tight, and loud rock guitar playing and exuberant drumming. To be sure there are all the familiar Jewish and klezmer themes on hand as well as a variety of instruments to play them, including accordion (guest Marius Manole from the neo-gypsy band gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks), clarinet, mandolin, and buzuki. Israelite plays all of these instruments and others too numerous to list but what ultimately comes across is a strong, centered musical personality holding together the frequent overdubbing, hard-edged drum-and-bass rhythms, and lively Balkan- Middle Eastern styles.
Recording information: Bamba Studios, London, England (2008).
Author: Larry David .
Arranger: Yaron Stavi.
Personnel: Koby Israelite (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, flute, accordion, clarinet, soprano saxophone, piano, keyboards, electric bass, drums, clay drum); Yaron Stavi (vocals, upright bass, electric bass); Michael Israelite (vocals, electric bass, dumbek); Mor Karbasi (vocals); Ofir Gal (guitar); Joe Taylor (oud); Tigran Aleksanyan (duduk, clarinet); Marius Manole (accordion); John Telfer (baritone saxophone); Roy Shabat (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: Koby Israelite.
Is He Listening? Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.99) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, International, Jazz Instrument, Classics (Silents / Avant Garde), World, Jewish | | Label | Tzadik | | Orig Year | 2009 | | All Time Sales Rank |  229318  | | CD Universe Part number | 7953956 | | Catalog number | 8145 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 28, 2009 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Koby Israelite; John Zorn; Kazunori Sugiyama; Koby Israelite | | Engineer | Koby Israelite | | Personnel | Joe Taylor - oud
Yaron Stavi - vocals, upright bass, electric bass
Koby Israelite - vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, flute, accordion, clarinet, soprano saxophone, piano, keyboards, electric bass, drums, clay drum
Marius Manole - accordion
Michael Israelite - vocals, electric bass, dumbek
Mor Karbasi - vocals
Ofir Gal - guitar
Roy Shabat - trumpet
Tigran Aleksanyan - duduk, clarinet
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Koby Israelite Is He Listening? Songs | 1. | Joy |
| 2. | Papa Don't Trill |
| 3. | Easy Listening |
| 4. | Out to Lounge |
| 5. | Shmekeria |
| 6. | Adon Haselichot |
| 7. | Almost There But Not Quite |
| 8. | Under the Apricot Tree |
| 9. | Self Hating Blues |
| 10. | Two Stone Down |
| 11. | Paulina in the Skype |
| 12. | Just Like Everybody Else |
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