STYLE... Jazz, Blues, Swing

Donald's second CD release moves from MUSIC FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA to IMPROVISATIONS FOR THE ILL AT EASE, to some of his most inspired song.

REVIEWS...

"...."I call "I'd Rather Be a Wanderer" a "living room classic" because it sounds like it was performed live in Rubinstein's home during a storm, with the windows open to catch every rumble of thunder and every splash of the rain. The song is simply arranged for acoustic guitar and Rubinstein's solo voice, but at the end a small orchestra and French horn steal quietly into the background to make this song all the more captivating and poignant. "Music for Chamber Orchestra,"...is clearly reminiscent of Rubinstein's movie scores. There are definite underpinning of Gershwin's jazz and Shostakovian epic symphony within this imaginative work. I played "Music For Chamber Orchestra" for a couple of my "Rock and Roll" buddies, and even they were impressed with the heavy emotional fever that drives this work. In order to describe it better, I fear I would have to wax poetic about the visual imagery it inspires within my twisted imagination...a musical revelation..." --Jeff Picket, The New Mexico Mic Line.... "A wildy diverse and exceptionally beautiful album. Rubenstein's musical pallet is vivid and varied as he's joined by a variety of musical explorers such as guitarist Bill Frisell. From midnight blues to exquisite orchestral pieces that dance between light and shadow, this album covers a lot of territory. Whenever I hear an album like this I wish more artists had this kind of diverse talent, or chose to demonstrate it. There's no reason why an album should all sound the same and Donald Rubinstein gives us a great idea of what a more varied work can sound like. This is dream music where tender songs drift into dark musical landscapes and then back into morning light. A wonderful album and well worth having." --Kevin Slick, gajoob.com.... "ALWAYS UNPREDICTABLE...DEEP ROOTED ARTISTIC INSPIRATION COMBINED WITH MUSICAL TALENT...ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL!"--Nerissa Pacio, UCLA BRUIN" --

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