Avishai Cohen
1970

1970

Avishai Cohen

Sony Masterworks

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An entirely worthy successor to 2015’s From Darkness, 1970 is arguably Cohen’s offering to date that has the greatest mainstream appeal, as it sees the bassist-vocalist unveil 12 pieces that range from heartfelt original songs in English such as Emptiness and Blinded to spirited reprises of Middle Eastern folk songs. Cohen and a superb band that includes regular percussionist Itamar Doari, oud player-guitarist Elyasaf Bishari, keyboardist Jonatan Daskal, drummer Tal Kohavi, cellist Yael Shapira and vocalist Karen Malka, who featured on previous Cohen releases, have fine-tuned arrangements that are enviably concise and radio-friendly.

Unity, compassion and togetherness have been recurrent themes in Cohen’s work to date, and he expresses those feelings vividly on pieces like ‘Song of Hope’

Song of Hope
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  1. 1. Song of Hope
  2. 2. My Lady
  3. 3. It's Been So Long
  4. 4. Se'i Yona
  5. 5. Emptiness
  6. 6. For No One
  7. 7. Motherless Child
  8. 8. D'ror Yikra
  9. 9. Move On
  10. 10. Ma'a se Bena'ara
  11. 11. Vamonos

Album Credits

  • Avishai Cohen – Bass (Acoustic/Electric), Piano, Vocals

  • Karen Malka – Vocals

  • Itamar Doari – Percussion

  • Elyasaf Bishari – Oud, Bass (Electric), Vocals

  • Jonatan Daskal – Keyboards

  • Sherrod Barnes – Guitar

  • Julia Klain – Violin

  • Tal Kohavi – Drums

Production Credits

  • Avishai Cohen – Producer, Arranger

  • Jay Newland – Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer

  • Johnny Goldstein – Producer, Arranger

  • Geoff Pesche – Mastering