Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World
- Album ID:
- K-026(m)
- Format:
- Audio CD
- Publisher:
- Yazoo 7017
- Date of issuance:
- 2000
- Liner notes:
- Liner Notes by Henry Sapoznik. Cover photo of the Spielman Family -
Kapelye, Ostrovke, Poland, c.1905 (YIVO).
- Playing time:
- 0072:40
- Provenance:
- Purchase
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Compilation
- Comment:
- Companion to Sapoznik's Book of the same title as the CD
- Number of tracks:
- 22
Contents
Doyne (Moskowitz) — דױנע (מאָסקאָװיץ)
- Genre:
- Instrumental
- Song comment:
- Includes fragments of Firn Di Mekhutunim Aheym and melody of Yosl Ber
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28077
- Tsimbalon:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1916
- Style:
- Instrumental
Lena From Palestina
- Also known as:
- Palesteena
- Author:
- Conrad, Con
- Author:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Composer:
- Conrad, Con
- Composer:
- Conrad, Con
- Composer:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Composer:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Genre:
- Theatre/Vaudville/Dixieland/Jazz/Novelty
- Subject:
- Lena/Fat Lady/Palestine/Courting/Concertina/Arab
- Additional song notes:
- Same melody for entries titled "Chaim Popukal", "Unter Belzer -
Himlen", "Gereist Un Getroffen", and "Nokh A Bisl".
- Related information in folder 584:
- Comments:
- 1. Article by Charles A. Kennedy (Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University). Titled, "When Palestine Played the Palace: Vaudeville Interprets the Balfour Declaration".
Includes texts of novelty songs, Zionist songs, (all set in the Middle East), including text of "Lena From Palestina"
2. Article by Itzik Gottesman in Yiddish Forward of March 19-25, 2010, tiitled "Oyf Di Shpurn fun Lena Fun Palestina (on the track of Lena fun Palestina).
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28078
- Artist:
- Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1920 - Recorded under title "Palesteena"
- Style:
- Instrumental
Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע
- Also known as:
- Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)
- Author:
- Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Immigration/Lament
- Subject:
- Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
- Origin:
- Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)
- Translation:
- Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Additional song notes:
- See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version.
Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit.
See Gottlieb p. 147.
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate
What's Not To Like 2017
- Related information in folder 408:
- Comments:
- 1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine".
2. 2. Original text with 8 verses
3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28079
- Vocal:
- Goldstein, Gus
- First line:
- Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi..
- First line (Yiddish):
- צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1922
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop
Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym — פֿירן די מחותּנים אַהײם
- Also known as:
- Oriental Melody (Instr)
- Also known as:
- Street Song
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Wedding/Instrumental/Hora/Doyna
- Subject:
- In Laws
- Music:
- Comp Klez 44
- Additional song notes:
- Accompaning the In-Laws Home
Naftule Brandwein sometimes credited as Composer.
Melody played in Shargorad (also elsewhere)/aka DerGasn Nigun- Oriental Melody
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28080
- Clarinet:
- Brandwein, Naftule — בראַנדװײַן, נפֿתּלי
- Artist:
- Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1923
Di Khasidim Forn Tsum Rebn — די חסידים פֿאָרן צום רבּין
- Genre:
- Klezmer
- Subject:
- Rebe/Khasidim/Travel/Journey
- Song comment:
- Includes excert from "A Brivele Der Mamen" - recitation
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28081
- Artist:
- Kandel's Orchestra — קאַנגעלס אָרקעסטער
- First line:
- Haynt? Mir forn tsum rebn. Fort gezunt un gris dem rebn.
- First line (Yiddish):
- הײַנט? מיר פֿאָרן צום רבן. פֿאָרט געזונט און גרוס דעם רבן.
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded Camden NJ Nov 19, 1924
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Frenzied/Theatrical
Kale Bazetsuns Un A Freylekhs — כּלה באַזעצונס און אַ פֿרײליכס
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Wedding/Folk Ritual
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28082
- Artist:
- Cherniavsky's Yiddishe Jazz Band — טשערניאָװסקי, ייַדישע דזאַז באַנד
- Coronet:
- Beckerman, Sam
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded NY Nov 16, 1925
Der Freylekher Rumeneyer — דער פֿרײלעכער רומײנײער
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Theatre/Theatre
- Subject:
- Romania/Food/Place/Humor
- Song comment:
- Predecessor to Rumenye, Rumenye - (songid 011480)
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28083
- Vocal:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- Artist:
- Peretz Sandler's Orchestra — פּרץ סאַנדלערס אָרקעסטער
- First line:
- Ekh! Runmenye, vi nemt men nokh a land a zoyne, Akh rumenye, aza land a zise..
- First line (Yiddish):
- עך, רומעניע, װי נעמט מען אַ לאַנד אַ זױנע, אַך רומעניע, אַזאַ...
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1925
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop
Voliner Bulgar — װאָלינער בולגאַר
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Bulgar/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28089
- Clarinet:
- Statman, Andy
- Bowed Bass:
- Confurius, Marty
- Cimbal:
- Feldman, Walter Zev
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1979
A Freylekhe Nakht In Gan Eydn — אַ פֿרעלעכע נאַכט און גן-עדן
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Bulgar
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28090
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Conductor:
- Netsky, Hankus
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1986 from Album K-029(d) "Oy Khanukah!"
Chicken — טשיקען
- Also known as:
- The Chicken Song
- Also known as:
- Tshiken
- Author:
- Doctor, Rubin — דאָקטאָר, רובין
- Author:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- Composer:
- Doctor, Rubin — דאָקטאָר, רובין
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Humorous
- Subject:
- Chicken/Food/Tofu/Bagel
- Song comment:
- Additional Verses by Sapoznik
- Transliteration:
- K-030(c)/Alb Z-010(n)
- Translation:
- Alb K-030(c)Ephemera 1566 (p29)
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28091
- Artist:
- Kapelye — קאַפּעליע
- Vocal/Conductor:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- First line:
- Ikh veys fun a guter zakh, vus iz gut far ale glaykh, a tshiken, oy a tshikn,
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך װײס פֿון אַ גוטער זאַך, װאָס איז גוט פֿאַר אַלע גלײַך,
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1987 from Album K-030(c) "Kapelye's טשיקען Chicken"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer Bluegrass
Sher — שער
- Also known as:
- Rusishe Sher
- Also known as:
- Rusisher Sher
- Also known as:
- Russian Sher
- Also known as:
- Sher, Rushisher
- Also known as:
- Sher, Russian
- Also known as:
- Galician Sher
- Also known as:
- Sher, Galacian
- Also known as:
- Sher, Galitsianer
- Also known as:
- Galitsianer Sher
- Also known as:
- Russian Scissors
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Dance
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28092
- Artist:
- Boiled In Lead
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded in 1989
- Style:
- Instrumental/Modern Klezmer/Dissonance
Sidney's Eygene Bulgars — סידניס אײגענע בולגאָרס
- Composer:
- Beckerman, Sid
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Bulgar
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28093
- Artist:
- Klezmer Plus
- Clarinet:
- Beckerman, Sid
- Saxophone:
- Leess, Howie
- Keyboard:
- Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח
- Artist:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- Artist:
- Gross, Ken
- Bass:
- Abruzzo, Tom
- Percussion:
- Salzberg, Si
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded in 1991 Klezmer Plus! Album K-045(b)
- Style:
- Freylekhs
Man In A Hat
- Author:
- Lindsay, David
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Bulgar
- Subject:
- Hat/Man/Travel/Places/New York
- Origin:
- Alb K-051(d)
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-051(d)
- Translation:
- Alb K-051(d)
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28094
- Artist:
- Klezmatics
- Vocal/Keyboard:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- A lidl zing ikh itst far aykh, vos iz a mekhaye, di melodi is an alte,
- First line:
- אַ לידל זינג איך איצט פֿאַר אײַך, װאָס איז אַ מחיה
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded in 1994 Klezmatics "Jews With Horns" Album K-051(d)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Modern Klezmer
Sadigerer Khosid — סאַדיגערער חסיד
- Also known as:
- Sadegurer Khosidl
- Composer:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- Genre:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28095
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Tuba:
- Rubin, Mark
- Banjo:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- Clarinet:
- Shepherd, Merlin — שעפּהערד, מערלין
- Saxophone:
- Leess, Howie
- Track comment:
- Recorded in 1997 at KlezKamp
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
Nit Bay Motyen (Elenkrig) — ניט בײַ מאָטיען (עלענקריג)
- Composer:
- Elenkrig, Abe
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
- Song comment:
- Is this same as the song with same title sung by Lebedoff?
- Additional song notes:
- Nobody Will Put Anything OverThis Kid
Is Elenkrig composer or is the song from his repertoire?
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28074
- Artist:
- Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1912
Ato Yotsarto (Rosenblatt) — אתה יצרת (ראָזענבלאַט)
- Genre:
- Cantorial/Religious/Litugical
- Song comment:
- Shabos/Rosh Khodesh
- Translation:
- Alb B-26(b)
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28075
- Vocal:
- Rosenblatt, Cantor Yosele — ראָזענבלאַט, חזן יוסעלע
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1912
- Language:
- Hebrew
Reb Dovidl — רבּ דודל
- Also known as:
- A Yidisher Tants
- Also known as:
- Ma Yofus
- Also known as:
- Nign G Moll
- Also known as:
- Hariklaki Mou
- Author:
- Fuchs, F. — פֿוקס, ל
- Genre:
- Khasidic
- Subject:
- Rebe/Place/Tolne/Vasilkovne/Khasidim/Torah
- Origin:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Translation:
- Alb P-002(b)/Alb J-034(a)
- Additional song notes:
- Same Melody as "Lomir Heysn Freylekh Zayn/ Yoshke Yoshke" Text credited to L. Fuchs on liner notes of Alb J-034(a) and to I. Fuchs on liner notes of B-068(a).
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28076
- Artist:
- Belf's Romanian Orchestra — בעלףס רומײנישער אָרקעסטער
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1912 - Recorded under title "Ma Yofus (How Beautiful)"
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Romanian Fantasy (Instr)
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28088
- Conductor:
- Musiker, Sam — מוזיקער, סעם
- Artist:
- Sam Musiker Orchestra
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1956
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Di Rayze Nokh Amerike — די רײַזע נאָך אַמעריקע
- Also known as:
- Shuldik Bistu Yidele Aleyn
- Author:
- Thomashevsky, Boris — טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
- Composer:
- Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28084
- Artist:
- Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1928
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/March
Mazl In Libe — מזל אין ליבע
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Swing
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28085
- Artist:
- Siegel, Cantor Benjamin
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1929
Bridegroom Special
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Swing
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28086
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Medoff, Sam
- Artist:
- Sam Medoff Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1938
- Style:
- Yiddish Melodies in swing
Der Nayer Sher — דער נײַער שער
- Also known as:
- Dem Nayem Sher
- Author:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Genre:
- Klezmer
- Subject:
- Sher/Klezmer/Dance/Wedding
- Transliteration:
- Warem 40/Alb K-030(d)
- Translation:
- Alb K-030(d)/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 40
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28087
- Artist:
- Abe Ellstein Orchestra — אײב עלשטײַן אָרקעסטער
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Vocal:
- Beyglemen Sisters
- First line:
- Dem neyem sher, dem neyem sher, ale in eynem tantst dem nayem sher,
- First line (Yiddish):
- דעם נײַעם שער, דעם נײַעם שער, אַלע אין אײנעם טאַנצט דעם נײַעם שער
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1940
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Freylekhs