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Music : The Jewish Songbook: The Heart & Humor of a People
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The Jewish Songbook: The Heart & Humor of a People by: Various Artists |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0826663109009 Label: Shout Factory Manufacturer: Shout Factory Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Shout Factory Release Date: June 03, 2008 Studio: Shout Factory Sales Rank: 16604 MPN: 10900 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: The Jewish Songbook The Heart And Humor Of A People is an album of classic Jewish songs newly recorded by some of today's top Jewish stars. Produced by legendary producer Brooks Arthur (Janis Ian, Bette Midler, Jackie Mason, Adam Sandler), the record is at once musical and comedic, and wholeheartedly documents thecreative richness of Jewish culture. The Jewish Songbook features Adam Sandler, Jason Alexander, Barbra Streisand, Neil Sedaka, Rob Schneider and many others. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Some is great;;some a one time listenThe concept of this CD, produced by Brooks Arthur is a commendable one. He knows lots of folks in show business who are Jewish and decided that newly recorded versions of "Jewish" songs would be great. All but one of the 13 tracks on this (somewhat short at 44-minute length) were recorded in 2006 and 2007 by the artists. The lone "oldie" is "Avinu Malkeinu" by Barbra Streisand, which comes from her 1997 "Higher Ground" album. The CD starts off great with The Manhattan Transfer performing a great swing version of "Utt Da Say" about a tailor making a dress. It had me tapping my feet immediately. Then Neil Sedaka (who recorded a whole CD of Yiddish songs a few years back) slows it down with "My Yiddishe Momme". Smooth jazz meet traditional ... Read More: Rating:  - Jewish Music Lovers CDAnyone who loves Jewish music should check out this CD. It is original and funny and brings back lots of memories. |
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