Marbin - Fernweh (2021)

Fernweh, a German word for wanderlust that means specifically to be homesick for a place you've never been, is the perfect name for Marbin's 12th album, which focuses exclusively on jazz standards. Because these songs were written so long ago, and their origins span several continents, each and every song connects you to a different place and time—most of which are not places or time periods any of us have actually experienced.

For people who are only superficially familiar with Marbin's extensive catalogue, this album seems like it came out of left field. After all, Marbin is known for their fiery, hard hitting, take-no-prisoners, all original jazz-rock-fusion, and this album is an all-acoustic traditional gypsy-swing album. However, Marbin fans know Rabin and Markovitch's roots remain deep within the jazz tradition, specifically within gypsy-jazz and swing. This album will be a listening staple for. Marbin fans, who have been waiting for an album like this for many years; it will also be of interest to any fans of Django Reinhardt, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and jazz lovers in general.

Dani Rabin tells us about the album: "It was important to us to arrange and play the music in a way that is faithful to the original spirit of the songs, and at the same time push the boundaries of how this music was played.”

Danny Markovitch expands: "This album is not Dani and Danny playing like Reinhardt and Bechet, like many of these albums tend to be, but us playing music that we love ourselves, just within the boundaries and limitations of the appropriate harmonic, rhythmic and sonic of the style."