Product Description Joined by a quartet of downtown Manhattan jazz luminaries (pianist Jason Lindner, bassist Omer Avital, drummer Daniel Freedman) and a string quartet, Cohen plays clarinet with a total command of the instrument. She sensitively renders, Coltrane s Lonnie s Lament, a biting Brel chanson, a ballad by Brazilian songwriter, Cavaquinho, four Israeli songs, two of her own originals and one by Avital. Review Poetica ...is...an imaginatively arranged session showcasing Cohen s mastery of the clarinet.She s not only in fine form, her tone delightfully fluid and assured, but also in fine company... --Washington Post, Friday, May 11, 2007[This is] stunningly beautiful music…that transcends all borders, whether of the generic or the geographical variety. --New York Sun
G**R
Clarinet voice fine for blues & Brazilian saudades
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.
J**N
Something for everyone
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.
N**.
One of my favorite albums ever
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.
M**N
Poetica is beautiful Music
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.
A**R
Liked better than Claruscurro
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.
A**B
Four Stars
ok
A**.
Wonderful!!
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.
A**R
Five Stars
my new favorite musician! Jazz or otherwise
