King Solomon's Daughter presents a half-dozen of them on a recording with her partner Mark Novak accompanying on piano, vocals and keyboard. Brachfeld has a melodious, singsong voice that meanders through a story at just the right pace. In subsequent generations, the place, the deed, the prayers were lost. Ooka was a Solomon-like emperor who also had trouble with two women who each claimed the same infant. It took a look into the future for Ooka to discover the true mother, which he did, in Solomon-like fashion.
Hebrew songs bookend the stories.
Stories, legends, folk tales, and biblical accounts all entertain and reveal something about the people who tell them and the ones who listen. Brachfeld and Novak have selected a rich and varied repertory for their first recording. It will serve both children and adults well.