Poetica

Anat Cohen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Anzic Records
• Run Time: 64 minutes
• ASIN: B000OB9C7W
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

10-track CD on Anzic Records, 2007.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic CD, March 3, 2008

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Earscape (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poetica (Audio CD)

I found out about this CD because it was one of Slate magazine's top 10 Jazz CDs for 2007. I checked it out further and found out it was also in the Top 20 Jazz CDs of 2007 in the Village Voice Poll. Then I found out the artist, Anat Cohen, won several awards last year from Downbeat Magazine and The Jazz Journalists Association, and was the first woman horn player to lead a band at the Village Vanguard. So, naturally, I was curious to hear it. When I did, I understood why Anat Cohen is one of the fastest rising stars in jazz. She has an unbelievably beautiful tone on the clarinet, an extraordinary gift for interpreting melodies, and most importantly, exquisite improvisational skills. What is most impressive about her, however, is her restraint. Though she clearly is a virtuoso in terms of technique (I know this from listening to some of her other CDs and, especially, hearing her play live since I bought "POETICA"), she never succumbs to the temptation to show off. She always serves the music. And, in the case of Poetica, it is beautiful music indeed. In fact, I think this is the best CD of its kind I've heard since Jim Hall's "Concierto". I highly recommend it to anyone who appreciates that subtlety can be the soul of a musical masterpiece.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just sit back and listen, July 26, 2008

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C. Day (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poetica (MP3 Download)

If you like the sound of a smooth clarinet played flawlessly and with depth of feeling, you will never tire of this beautiful CD. True, it's not "edgy" (for that you might prefer her CD Nior); but when you want to relax and just soak in the music, Poetica is perfect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, Great Artist, January 1, 2010

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From North Dakota "Jazz Lover" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poetica (Audio CD)

Anat Cohen is a wonderful artist. Poetica is a beautiful album. Jazz doesn't have to be hard to listen to and inaccessible to be great. Cohen's playing is lyrical and very easy to listen to. Check it out, and you won't be disappointed.