CD-Charts Position 101

Brotherhood of Brass

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars

Release Date June 11, 2002

CD-Charts Position 102

Klezmer Madness!

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!

Release Date May 23, 1995

CD-Charts Position 103
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Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 21, 1997
For those unaware, 'Great Jewish Music' is a series released on John Zorn's Tzadik label, which pays homage to Jewish songwriters by way of a selection of Tzadik artists covering their tunes. The Serge Gainsbourg compilation is the second in the series, following Burt Bacharach. It doesn't quite match the Bacharach one, but is still well worth checking out.

The first two tracks are alone almost worth the price of admission. Elysian Fields' atmospheric take on 'Les Amours Perdues' discards the groove of the original, but it's still got plenty of soul, and is just beautiful. Then Mike Patton does all the voices (male and female), not to mention all the instruments, on 'Ford Mustang' and almost manages to outdo the original.
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CD-Charts Position 104
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Inscribed

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Craig Taubman

Release Date July 01, 2005
I love this CD! I've been listening to it to get my spirit ready for the high holy days and even shared the music with my cantor who wants to incorporate some of the melodies into our services. My favorites are V'Al Kulam and La Yehudim.

CD-Charts Position 105
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Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn: Yiddish Stage Songs, Vol. 2

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
from: Milken Archive

Release Date April 19, 2005
I love this CD! I've been listening to it to get my spirit ready for the high holy days and even shared the music with my cantor who wants to incorporate some of the melodies into our services. My favorites are V'Al Kulam and La Yehudim.

CD-Charts Position 106
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The Rough Guide to Klezmer Revival

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 25, 2008
I love this CD! I've been listening to it to get my spirit ready for the high holy days and even shared the music with my cantor who wants to incorporate some of the melodies into our services. My favorites are V'Al Kulam and La Yehudim.

CD-Charts Position 107
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Art of the Cymbalom: Music of Joseph Moskowitz 1916-1953

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
from: Rounder Select

Release Date February 20, 1996
If your concept of "klezmer music" is some bunch of frenzied moderns playing clarinet as fast as possible, this is sure to disappoint.

However, if you are interested in hearing where the music came from, back in the days when it was illegal in most parts of Eastern Europe for Jews to play "loud instruments" like the clarinet, and instead performed on the tzimbl (or cymbalom) and fidl and perhaps a flute, there is little to compare to this wonderous reissue.

Joseph Moskowitz is the acknowledged greatest of the tzimbl players to have been recorded. (There may well have been better - but they weren't recorded!)

Indispensible for the true aficionado or serious student, and absolutly ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 108
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Masada String Trio: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 1

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
from: Tzadik

Release Date February 24, 2004
I've been listening to Zorn's music for a while now, and it took a Live Masada String Trio performance, in person, to finally get me to purchase this. I saw the trio perform a few weeks ago at Zorn's club, The Stone, in lower Manhattan. From the first couple bars of the first song, I was hooked. I would say I listen to this live record more often than any other music I've picked up in a while - which is a pretty big deal considering my vast music collection.

For those unaware, John Zorn has had a group since the mid-90's called Masada which combines Klezmer music with avant-garde 'Ornette Coleman-style' jazz. The group performs out of two books of songs, all of which have been written by Zorn himself. There are literally hundreds ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 109
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The Barry Sisters Sing

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: The Barry Sisters

Release Date March 11, 2008
I've been listening to Zorn's music for a while now, and it took a Live Masada String Trio performance, in person, to finally get me to purchase this. I saw the trio perform a few weeks ago at Zorn's club, The Stone, in lower Manhattan. From the first couple bars of the first song, I was hooked. I would say I listen to this live record more often than any other music I've picked up in a while - which is a pretty big deal considering my vast music collection.

For those unaware, John Zorn has had a group since the mid-90's called Masada which combines Klezmer music with avant-garde 'Ornette Coleman-style' jazz. The group performs out of two books of songs, all of which have been written by Zorn himself. There are literally hundreds ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 110
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Simcha Time: Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and Brisses

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Mickey Katz

Release Date November 15, 1994
This is a fine CD and brings back many old memories from the original LP