CD-Charts Position 191
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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 192
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Eurotica

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: David & the High Spirit

Release Date June 10, 2003
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 193
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Klezmer Music 1910-1942

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

Release Date November 26, 1996
An excellent collection and diverse representation...the kind of collection you will want to listen to again and again. My only criticism is that some of cuts are rather noisy and could benefit from further audio restoration.

CD-Charts Position 194
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Shtetl Superstars: Funky Jewish Sounds

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

Release Date November 13, 2006
An excellent collection and diverse representation...the kind of collection you will want to listen to again and again. My only criticism is that some of cuts are rather noisy and could benefit from further audio restoration.

CD-Charts Position 195
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Fun Der Khupe

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: I.J. Hochman

Release Date October 19, 1995
An excellent collection and diverse representation...the kind of collection you will want to listen to again and again. My only criticism is that some of cuts are rather noisy and could benefit from further audio restoration.

CD-Charts Position 196
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Dancing in the Aisles

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Klezmer Conservatory Band

Release Date June 10, 1997
This is the kind of music one can hear and hear and hear again without getting tired.

I just hope I am able to see these guys in person. I cannot imagine how one could feel in a KCB concert.

CD-Charts Position 197
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Masada: Live in Middelheim

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Masada

Release Date November 30, 1999
"Live at Middelheim" captures Masada live in 1999. The band (John Zorn- alto sax, Dave Douglas- trumpet, Greg Cohen- bass and Joey Baron- drums) by this point had such a stunning rapport that a Masada show is pretty much guaranteed to be filled with excellent, intense, and powerful music. Having stated that, this one pales compared to other live releases by the band.

The quartet hit the ground running-- downright explosive on "Nevuah". Zorn and Douglas rail away in a dueling solo with the rhythm section feeding the flames, and its really a jaw-dropping performance. "Sippur" matches this, but it's a quieter sort of intensity. But after this piece, the intensity drops a bit. This isn't to say it's not powerful music, it just feels ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 198
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Why On This Night? The Very Best Of Jewish Music

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Sharon Weiss

Release Date April 29, 2008
"Live at Middelheim" captures Masada live in 1999. The band (John Zorn- alto sax, Dave Douglas- trumpet, Greg Cohen- bass and Joey Baron- drums) by this point had such a stunning rapport that a Masada show is pretty much guaranteed to be filled with excellent, intense, and powerful music. Having stated that, this one pales compared to other live releases by the band.

The quartet hit the ground running-- downright explosive on "Nevuah". Zorn and Douglas rail away in a dueling solo with the rhythm section feeding the flames, and its really a jaw-dropping performance. "Sippur" matches this, but it's a quieter sort of intensity. But after this piece, the intensity drops a bit. This isn't to say it's not powerful music, it just feels ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 199
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Awakening from Above

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Andy Statman

Release Date October 10, 2006
"Awakening from Above" is an ecstatic collection of Eastern European Jewish music. His luxuriant improvisations seem to come from a place that is so intimate and soulful that it makes you blush to listen to them. Eagle and Whitney contribute minimalist accompaniment - a few drum beats here, a bass drone there, allowing Statman to swoop and dive and soar. His improvisation on Reb Michel Zlotchover's "Deveykus Niggun" is a lengthy free jazz treatment of a traditional 18th century niggun (song for cleaving to God.) Whitney's bass growls in the bottom and Eagle provides light cymbal taps while Statman rhapsodizes with rich, coppery trills and runs. It's music that is not so much listened to as absorbed through the pores.

- Peggy Latkovich ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 200
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Everybody Sings on Shabbat

CD-Charts > Music > Jewish and Yiddish Music
by: Paul Zim

Release Date August 22, 2000
"Awakening from Above" is an ecstatic collection of Eastern European Jewish music. His luxuriant improvisations seem to come from a place that is so intimate and soulful that it makes you blush to listen to them. Eagle and Whitney contribute minimalist accompaniment - a few drum beats here, a bass drone there, allowing Statman to swoop and dive and soar. His improvisation on Reb Michel Zlotchover's "Deveykus Niggun" is a lengthy free jazz treatment of a traditional 18th century niggun (song for cleaving to God.) Whitney's bass growls in the bottom and Eagle provides light cymbal taps while Statman rhapsodizes with rich, coppery trills and runs. It's music that is not so much listened to as absorbed through the pores.

- Peggy Latkovich ... Read More: