VA - Klezmer American Recordings 1909-1952

One of the best collections of early klezmer music we've ever seen - a big package that traces the roots of the style as it developed in the hands of early Jewish immigrants to America at the turn of the century - then grew and transformed as European styles came into context with American jazz! 

As with polka, which really got its identity in America from strands of different European styles coming together in immigrant communities - klezmer was a very powerful force and form of identity for the growing Jewish communities of new arrivals - and received surprisingly strong treatment by the record industry, especially in the years before WWII! This package features a whopping 40 tracks, divided up into early acoustic and later electric recordings - alongside selections by Joseph Moskowitz, Abe Schwartz, Naftule Brandwein, Mishka Ziganoff, Dave Tarras, Bagelman Sisters, Seymour Rechtzeit, Lou Lockett, Sam Musiker, Al Glaser, and others.

Jewish exiles left Central Europe before and after World War I. They took their elaborate musical traditions to the United States and recorded dazzling evidence of their very expressive, Gypsy-tinged party dance music, which thrived on rhythm and where improvisation preceded that of jazz. 

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1 Haneros haluli - H. Steiner
2 Buhusher khusid - Joseph Moskovitz
3 Dance on, dance on - Jewish Russian Orchestra
4 Koilen - Mishka Ziganoff
5 Sher (part 2) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
6 Galitsyaner hsyd - Mishka Ziganoff
7 Heyser bulgar - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
8 Naftule shpielt far dem rebin - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
9 Der ziser bulgar - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
10 Doina and hora - Jacob Hoffman With Kandel's Orchestra
11 Bessarabier choisid'l - I. J. Hochman's Jewish Orchestra
12 Freid sich, yiddalech-tanz - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
13 A europaische kolomyka - Raderman's And Beckerman's Orchestra
14 Der terk in america - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
15 Das teuerste in bukowina - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
16 Naftule, shpil es nokh amol - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
17 A laibediga honga - Kandel's Orchestra
18 Yiddisher march - Joseph Cherniavsky's Yiddish American Jazz Band
19 Kinos, tkios un ashrei - Boibriker Kapelle
20 Jewish dance - State Ensemble Of Jewish Folk Musicians

Disc 2

1 A rumenisher nigun - Dave Tarras Mit Orkester Begleitung
2 Ch'sidishe nigunim - Dave Tarras, Beresh Katz, Abe Schwartz
3 Unzer toirele - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
4 Hopkele - Seymour Rechtzeit With The Abe Ellstein Orchestra
5 Pas d'espagne - Russkyj Orkestr Moskwa
6 Tants istambul - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
7 Bukoviner freylech - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
8 Doina - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
9 Bessarabian hora - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
10 Shifra tantzt - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
11 Sirba - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
12 Freilicher yontov - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
13 Kleine princessin - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
14 A vaibele a tsnieh - Bagelman Sisters
15 Freilachs - Lou Lockett's Orchestra
16 Branas chasene - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
17 Hora hashiveinu - Dave Tarras Palestinian Dance Orchestra
18 Nigun bialik onu bonu artso - Dave Tarras Palestinian Dance Orchestra
19 Second avenue square - Abe Ellstein Orchestra
20 Der fetter max's bulgar - Sam Musiker And His Orchestra

VA - Klezmer American Recordings 1909-1952

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