Cantor Isaac Algazi. Sweet Singer of Israel: Ottoman Jewish Music from the Early 20th Century, 2002 (SM 1622-2)
Rabbi Isaac Algazi (b. 1889 Izmir/Turkey, d. 1950 Montevideo/Uruguay), the “Sweet Singer of Israel”, was one of the most outstanding cantors of the Turkish-Jewish synagogue. One of the leading Turkish-Jewish intellectuals of his time, Algazi was the first to establish the art of solo cantorial singing in the public prayer of Sephardi Jews, influencing 20th century Sephardi cantorial music throughout the world.
With liner notes by Edwin Seroussi