Soul Song (with Lionel Loueke), by Yosef-Gutman Levitt

Kol Dodi (Feat. Lionel Loueke) - Taken from the album Soul Song out June 23!

Soul Song (with Lionel Loueke)

by Yosef-Gutman Levitt

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1.	Chai Elul 04:14		buy track
2.	Soul Song 07:04 video		buy track
3.	Myriad 04:56		buy track
4.	Song Of The Sea 03:40		buy track
5.	The Tender Eyes of Leah 04:40		buy track
6.	Amud Anan - Pillar Of Cloud (Duet Version) 03:06 video		buy track
7.	Torah Tsiva 05:06		buy track
8.	Kave El Hashem - Hope 04:36		buy track
9.	Devotion 03:54		buy track
10.	Tikun - Amend 02:52		buy track
11.	Kol Dodi 04:33 video	info	buy track
12.	Desert Song (Bonus Track) 04:11		buy track
13.	Hashkama - Up Early (Bonus Track) 04:52		buy track
14.	Amud Anan - Pillar of Cloud (Band Version) 03:11		buy track

about

When South African-born bassist Yosef-Gutman Levitt made the journey to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music, he encountered a number of likeminded souls there. One of them, a guitarist originally from the West African nation of Benin, had come to Berklee from Paris. His name: Lionel Loueke. After moving to New York, the two continued to nourish their musical bond on a weekly gig in Brooklyn.

Their paths diverged: Loueke became one of the most sought-after musicians of his time, signing to Blue Note and joining the bands of Terence Blanchard and Herbie Hancock, among others. Levitt left the music business, got married, started a family, found success as a tech entrepreneur, and moved to Jerusalem in 2009 following a spiritual rebirth. By 2018, he returned to music and began to refine a distinctive voice on the five-string acoustic bass guitar, his musical calling card, heard to great effect on his debut trio album Upside Down Mountain.

Reuniting after many years, Levitt is excited to share his new album with Loueke, Soul Song, available on his recently launched label of the same name. The album reflects a mutual love of music played from the heart, with melodies clearly and lyrically expressed. Pianist Omri Mor and drummer Ofri Nehemya complete the marvelous quartet lineup. The tracks are primarily Levitt originals cowritten and arranged with producer Gilad Ronen. Levitt plays mainly upright bass, preferring to accompany Loueke rather than attempt to share the lead melodic role. “Lionel is bringing himself to the music, he’s coming as a player,” Levitt explains. And what you give a player like Loueke is all the room he wants.

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released June 23, 2023

Lionel Loueke - Guitar
Omri Mor - Piano
Ofri Nehemya - Drums
Yosef Gutman - Bass

Produced and Arranged by Gilad Ronen
Executive Produced by Yosef Gutman Levitt

Recorded in Jerusalem Israel.

Mixed and Mastered by Lars Nilsson @ Nilento Studio, Sweden

All original music written by Yosef-Gutman Levitt and Gilad Ronen Traditional Nigunim arrangements by Gilad Ronen

Album artwork by Yosef-Gutman Levitt

Lionel Loueke appears courtesy of Edition Records

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Yosef-Gutman Levitt

Yosef Gutman’s modest, soulful playing radiates a thoughtful beauty, a bright colored land of sound. A sound that’s drawn by the quill of the soul, tradition and world music influences, something completely unique and ever changing. A music that is rooted in Jerusalem but draws on global inspirations. ... more

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