Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee
- Album ID:
- K-031(a)
- Format:
- 33 1/3 12" Album
- Publisher:
- Tikva Records T 101
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Pop/English Adaptations
- Where produced:
- New York
- Additional notes:
- Music by Irving Fields. All vocals sung in English. Songs by Moe -
Jaffee & Henry Tobias. Narrated by Art Raymond.
Contents
I Remember Mama (Eng)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 6992
- Author/Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- First line:
- I remember mama so well, golden hair and voice like a bell,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
The Center Song (Eng)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 14999
- Author:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- Whenever you come to the center, you meet friends both old..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Alef Beys (Eng) — אַלף-בּית (ענגליש)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 1156
- Author/Composer:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Author/Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- First line:
- I go to the Talmud Torah. I love to dance all day.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Dayenu (If Today You're Feeling Healthy) — דינוּ (איף טאָדײ יאָר פֿיִלינג העלטי)
- Author:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Author:
- Morse
- Author:
- Hardt
- Genre:
- Adaptation/Satisfaction
- Subject:
- Thankfullness
- Song comment:
- English Adaption
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 2914
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- If today you're feeling healthy, even though you're not so wealthy,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Polka/Pop
Mayn Ershter Vals — מײַן ערשטער װאַלס
- Also known as:
- Expectation Waltz
- Also known as:
- Ershte Vals
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Traditional
- Composer:
- Ivanovice, Ivan
- Genre:
- Love
- Subject:
- Waltz/Ball Dance/Memory
- Song comment:
- Adaptation pf "Expectation Waltz" - Ozidanie Vals (Russian) See Heskes #3348
- Origin:
- Alb T-005(a)/ CD M-066(a)
- Transliteration:
- CD K-029(j)/Ephemera 1602
- Translation:
- M-066(a)/K-029(j)
- Related information in folder 1602:
- Comments:
- 1. 8/10/2017 Transliterated text entered in ephemera on August 10, 2017.
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 4925
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Author:
- Jaffee, Moe / Gordon
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- My heart will be with you, where you go and in all that...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "My Heart Will Be With you."
- Language:
- English
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 6277
- Piano:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
Khanike Oy Khanike — חנוכּה אױ חנוכּה
- Also known as:
- Khanike Days
- Also known as:
- Khanike Khag Yafe
- Also known as:
- Khanike Li Yesh
- Also known as:
- Latke Song (Khanike Oy Khanike)
- Also known as:
- Yemi Khanike
- Also known as:
- Chanike Oy Chanike
- Also known as:
- Jemej haChanuka (Heb)
- Author:
- Rivesman, Mordkhe — ריװעסמאַן, מרדכי
- Genre:
- Holiday/Children
- Subject:
- Khanike/Games/Dreydl/Food/Latkes/Children/Dance
- Origin:
- ML YT 25/Alb B-004(c)/Alb G-017(a)/Coopersmith HCB 18
- Transliteration:
- Alb G-017(a)/Alb B-004(c)/Vinkov 2 197/Coopersmith HCB 18/Alb C-042(c)
- Translation:
- Vinkov 2 197/Alb B-004(c)/Alb W-022(a)/Alb G-017(a)//Coopersmith HCB 18/
- Music:
- ML YT 24/Coopersmith HCB 18
- Additional song notes:
- Also translation is in Alb C-042(c)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 8083
- Author:
- Morse
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- Khanike, O Khanike, bring the menorah, set up the candles,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Chanuka Candles".
- Language:
- English
Orthodox, Conservative or Reformed
- Author:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- Genre:
- Pop/Humorous
- Subject:
- Courting/Sectarian/Love/Observance/Indiscriminate/
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 11546
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- I like to kiss a pretty little miss, til my affections are warmed,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Pop
My Khanike Candle Dream (Eng)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 10832
- Author:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- First line:
- I was dreaming of Khanike candles and they seemed to be...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Passover Time On The Range
- Genre:
- Pop/Humorous
- Subject:
- Passover/Campfire/Matzoh/Prarie/Memory/Annual/Food/Beer
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 12141
- Author:
- Morse
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- In the land of the purple sage, where the lone ranger is...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
These Things Are Known Only To God
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 15281
- Author:
- Hardt
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- How many storms will flow over the seas, how many apples...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Voice From The Past (Eng)
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 16642
- Author:
- Jaffe, Moe
- Composer:
- Tobias, Henry
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- I am a voice from the past, remember all that I say,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Sholem Aleykhem (Goldfarb) — שלוֹם עליכם (גאָלדפֿאַרב)
- Also known as:
- Zay Gezunt (Zamberg)
- Author:
- Zanberg, Paul
- Composer:
- Tobias, Harry
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Rabbi Israel
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Samuel E.
- Genre:
- Hymn/Zmiros/Sabbath
- Subject:
- Angels/Peace/Sabbath
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Pasternak CH 68/Alb Y-003(a)/Zim 14/Goldfarb 3 84
- Transliteration:
- Zim 13/Alb M-030(a)/Boiberik 07/Alb J-030(a)/Goldfarb 1 173/Goldfarb 3 84
- Translation:
- Alb J-030(a)/Zim 14/Coopersmith 78/Boiberik 07/Pasternak CH 68
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Zim 13/Pasternak CH 54/Goldfarb 1 173
- On album:
- K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
- Track ID:
- 17943
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving and Orchestra
- Artist:
- Knee, Bernie
- First line:
- Zay gezunt means "be healthy", zay gezunt means "be well".
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English