Rhythm and Jews

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Rhythm and Jews
Studio album by
The Klezmatics
Released1993 (1993)
GenreKlezmer
LabelFlying Fish
The Klezmatics chronology
Shvaygn = toyt
(1989) 		Rhythm and Jews
(1993) 		Jews with Horns
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[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[]

The Washington Post wrote that the album contains "traditional klezmer tunes with very American syncopation, blue notes and rhythmic punch."[5]

Track listing[]

  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 - Klezmatics Fantasy: A Suite Mostly In D
  12. Der yidisher soldat in di...
  13. Bukoviner Freylikhs
  14. Buhusher Khosid
  15. Terkish-Bulgarish

Personnel[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Rhythm + Jews". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Klezmatics". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 15, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (February 13, 1993). "Review/Music; Klezmer Meets Arabic Tradition" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Himes, Geoffrey (March 12, 1993). "NOT PHLEGMATIC, THE KLEZMATICS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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