| 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
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
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
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
- ^ "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.
