Jeremy Brown, This Year In St. Louis - 45m 30s

Tracks & Durations

1. Downhill	3:12
2. Possum Haw	3:53
3. Speaking of Fruit	3:31
4. Bride's Hora	3:56
5. Fruitvale Freilach Medley	5:15
6. Araber Tantz	2:29
7. Grandpa's Reel	3:09
8. Little Rabbit	2:44
9. Blackberry Blossom	3:18
10. Bumblebee	3:05
11. Issac's March	3:18
12. Psychedelic Flu	3:21
13. Viking Raider	4:12

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Review

“This Year in St. Louis” is the debut solo release from St. Louis based fiddle and mandolin player Jeremy Brown. The album covers a wide range of musical styles, from bluegrass to klezmer and everything in between. Ten of the thirteen tracks on the album are original compositions by Jeremy Brown. It features tight ensemble work, including intricate instrumental harmonies, and also highlights the soloing abilities of the various musicians on the recording.

“This Year in St. Louis” pays tribute to traditional music without being too narrowly constricted by boundaries. Track four, “Bride's Hora” is an original klezmer tune which can stand beside songs from the klezmer repertoire, both in melody, and in the arrangement presented on the album as performed by St. Louis klezmer band, Yidn. Track 8, “Little Rabbit” is a traditional American fiddle tune played as fiddle and banjo duet with old-time banjoist Jeff Miller. Aside from these two tracks the album presents traditional sounds in a fresh, new way. The fiddle tune “Blackberry Blossom” takes a rock and roll turn thanks to drummer/percussionist Matt Henry, and aggressive solos by Jeremy, mandolinist/guitarist/bass player Iggie Tiemann, and producer/guitarist Joe Rut. “Psychedelic Flu” and “Downhill” blend elements of klezmer and bluegrass, creating an original musical hybrid. Both also feature unforgettable electric guitar work by Joe Rut. The album's fast pace, and happy feel, are tempered by several plaintive tracks. “Araber Tantz” is a traditional klezmer number, given a new treatment here as a duet for violin and percussion. “Isaac's March”, another Jeremy Brown original, is a funeral march performed on violin and snare drum. Several original fiddle tunes are featured on the album, “Possum Haw”, and “Grandpa's Reel”. The “Fruitvale Freilach Medley” is a frantic combination of three original klezmer tunes. Jeremy and clarinetist Paul Wexler work together to provide the interplay between violin and clarinet which defines the klezmer sound. “Speaking of Fruit” is a Middle Eastern styled tune, and features Joe Rut on an extended electric guitar improvisation. The album takes a turn towards New Orleans on “Bumblebee”. The final track of the album is “Viking Raider”, which fades the album out to sounds reminiscent of sailors heading out to sea.

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