Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl
- Album ID:
- S-096(b)
- Format:
- Audio CD
- Publisher:
- Jewish Music Heritage Productions
- Date of issuance:
- 1993
- Liner notes:
- Cover contains photograph of the band members with instruments. -
Liner notes give background info about the band.
- Provenance:
- Gift-Geraldine Avebach of Jewish Music Institute, London. Klezkamp 2000
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Traditional
- Where produced:
- London, England
- Number of tracks:
- 13
Contents
Ot Azoy (Beckerman) — אָט אַזױ (בעקערמאַן)
- Also known as:
- Hot Azoy
- Composer:
- Beckerman, Shloymke — בעקערמאַן, שלױמקע
- Composer:
- Beckerman, Shloymke — בעקערמאַן, שלױמקע
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Khosidl
- Music:
- Comp Klez 64
- Additional song notes:
- That's The Way
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27973
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- First line:
- Ot azoy shpiln, git azoy shpiln
- First line:
- אָט אַזױ שפּילן, דיט אַזױ שפּילן
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Freylekhs
Russian Medley (Schechter) — רוסישע מעדלי (שעכטער)
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Medley
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27974
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/
Balkan Medley (Schechter)
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Medley
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27975
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/
Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn
- Author:
- Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
- Author:
- Cahn, Sammy
- Author:
- Chapin, Harry
- Composer:
- Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
- Genre:
- Theatre/American/Pop/Swing
- Subject:
- Love/Beauty/Appearance
- Origin:
- GYF 40/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-029(e)/Alb G-035(b)
- Transliteration:
- Estella 4/Alb K-007(a)/GYF 43/Alb K-059(d)/
- Translation:
- GYF 43/
- Music:
- Estalla 4/GYF 41/
- Additional song notes:
- English Version
- Related information in folder 165:
- Document type:
- Article
- Author:
- Chana Mlotek
- Publisher:
- Yiddish Forward
- Date:
- 7/9/2004
- Comments:
- 1.7/9/2004 Article in the Yiddish Forverts of July 9, 2004 by Khana Mlotek titled "Leyner Betn Dos Lid 'Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn'" (Readers Requst the Song "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn".) Article contains Yiddish text.
2. 4/17/2006 Translation of Yiddish text from the internet site "Zemerl" as of April 17, 2006
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27976
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Swing/Jazz
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:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27977
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone/Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Track comment:
- with "Dem Nayem Sher"
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
Papirosn — פּאַפּיראָסן
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht (Papirosn)
- Also known as:
- El Chiclerito
- Also known as:
- Freylekhe Yidelekh
- Also known as:
- Sigaryot
- Also known as:
- Kupite Papirosy
- Author:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Composer:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theatre/Lament
- Subject:
- Occupation/Cigarette Seller/Misfortune/Family
- Origin:
- Levin N 90/GYF 16/Alb L-023(a)/ML PYS 267/Alb F-024(e)/Alb G-035(b)
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 90/Alb L-023(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 19/Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-013(c)/GYF 19/Alb B-046(a)/Alb L-023(a)/Alb F-036(a)/Alb A-036(a
- Music:
- Levin N 90/Estella 10/GYF 17/ML PYS 267
- Additional song notes:
- Cigarettes/Author was inspired to write song after seeing child peddlers during German occupation of Grodno in WWI. See liner notes Alb S-083(a)
Ephemera 1458: See 2016 program for translat and translit. Alb P-038(e) - translate
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27978
- Artist:
- Den Flygande Bokrullen
- Clarinet/Alto Sax:
- Ydgren, Lars
- Mandolin/Tenor Banjo/Tenor Horn/Cornet:
- Pohjola, Matti
- Tuba/Double Bass:
- Pohjola, Oskar
- Accordion/Baritone Horn:
- Johansson, Gustav
- Drums/Percussion:
- Johansson, Carl
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Sprightly
The Embroidered Cloth (Rushnychok)
- Also known as:
- The Train 7.40
- Also known as:
- Zibn Fertsik
- Also known as:
- A Vicious Bulgar
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27967
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Freylekhs
A Nakht In Gan Eydn — אַ נאַכט און גן-עדן
- Composer:
- Kandel, Harry — קאַנדעל, האַרי
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Bulgar
- Music:
- Comp Klez 38
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27968
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Freylekhs
Homen Tashn — המן טאַשן
- Also known as:
- Hop Mayne Homentashn
- Also known as:
- Yakhne Dvoshe
- Author:
- Pirozhnikov, M. — פּיראָזשניקאָװ, מ.
- Genre:
- Humorous/Folk/Holiday/Children
- Subject:
- Purim/Homen Tashn/Baking/Shalakh Mones
- Origin:
- ML YT 47/Alb R-007(b)/Alb B-004(c)/Alb B-007(b)/Alb C-015(a)Album L-038(d)/
- Transliteration:
- ML YT 47/Alb G-017(a)/Alb B-007(b)/Alb B-004(c)/Ephemera 1458/Album L-038(d)/
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(b)/Kinderbuch 73/Alb R-007(b)Alb R-001(b)/Schwartz 10/Album L-038(d)
- Music:
- ML YT 46/Kinderbuch 73/Schwartz 10
- Additional song notes:
- Ephemera 1458: See 2015 program for translat and translit
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27969
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Sirba — סירבאַ
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Folk
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27970
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Nign (Schechter) — ניגון (שעכטער)
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Folk/Instrumental
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27971
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Grigon (Gregori's Nign) — גריגאָן (גרעגאָריס ניגון)
- Composer:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Doyne
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 27972
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental/Doyne/Freylekhs
Keshehayinu Yeladim (Spanish) — כּשהיינו ילדים (שפּאַניש)
- Also known as:
- A Tentsl Far Di Mekhutonim
- On album:
- S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
- Track ID:
- 28015
- Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Artist:
- Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
- Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute:
- Curtis, Stewart
- Tuba:
- Korn, Dovid
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn:
- Jayasinha, Paul
- Keyboards:
- Baron-Cohen, Erran
- Guitar:
- Gee, Ronnie
- Drums:
- Israeli, Eli
- Drums:
- Ferrao, Hans
- Arranger:
- Schechter, Gregori
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "A Tentsl Far Di Mekhutonim"
- Style:
- Instrumental/Modern