Rhythm and Jews
| Rhythm and Jews | ||||
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| Studio album by The Klezmatics | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Klezmer | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
| The Klezmatics chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Rhythm and Jews is an album by American klezmer group The Klezmatics.[4] It was released in 1993 via Flying Fish.
The album includes many traditional melodies of the hassidic repertoire and of the repertoire of 1920s first generation American klezmer pioneer Naftule Brandwein.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]The Washington Post wrote that the album contains "traditional klezmer tunes with very American syncopation, blue notes and rhythmic punch."[5]
Track listing
[edit]1. Fun Tashlikh
2. NY Psycho Freylekhs
3. Di Sapozhkelekh
4. Clarinet Yontev
5. Araber Tants
6. Di zun vet Aruntergeyn
7. Tsiveles Bulgar
8. Violin Doyna
9. Honikzaft
10. Bulgar A La Klezmatics
11. Shnirele Perele
Klezmatic Fantasy: A Suite Mostly In D:
12. I. Der yidisher soldat in di trenches
13. II. Bukoviner Freylikhs
14. III. Buhusher Khosid
15. IV. Terkish-Bulgarish
Personnel
[edit]Frank London - trumpet, cornet, keyboards, vocals
Lorin Sklamberg - accordion, keyboards, lead vocals
Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals
David Licht - drums
David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet
Alicia Svigals - violin, vocals
Mahmoud Fadl - percussion (Track 1)
Alan Bern - accordion (2)
Tine Kinderman - backing vocals (4, 11)
Christoph Herrman - backing vocals (4)
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhythm + Jews". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Klezmatics". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 15, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (February 13, 1993). "Review/Music; Klezmer Meets Arabic Tradition" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b Himes, Geoffrey (March 12, 1993). "NOT PHLEGMATIC, THE KLEZMATICS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
