Mercer, Johnny

Recordings

On album:

O-007(c) (Old World Folk Band In Concert)

Track ID:

18431

Artist:

Old World Folk Band

Track comment:

Recorded under "Ziggy's Freylekh (The Angels Sing Theme")

Style:

Instrumental/Swing

On album:

B-060(a) (Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra)

Track ID:

19614

Artist:

Baltimore Klezmer Orch

Director:

Bussey, Aaron

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

With Der Shtiler Bulgar (Instr) Bregman/Vocco Cahn credited as "Composer"

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

G-055(a) (Radio Compilation by David Goldenberg 1930-1960)

Track ID:

20568

Artist:

Ziggy Elman Orchestra

Conductor/Trumpet:

Ellman, Ziggy

Track comment:

Recorded Dec 28, 1938

Style:

Instrumental/Swing

On album:

K-029(g) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Thirteenth Anniversary Album)

Track ID:

21247

Arranger:

Guttman, James

Artist:

Klezmer Conservatory Band

Conductor/Arranger:

Netsky, Hankus

Style:

Instrumental/Swing

On album:

F-013(h) (Giora Feidman To You — גיורא פיידמן)

Track ID:

21309

Clarinet:

Fiedman, Giora, clarinet — פיידמן, גיורא, קלרמית

Artist:

Zorman, M.

Trumpet:

Ellman, Ziggy

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under "Freylekh"

Style:

Instrumental/Swing/Klezmer

On album:

M-032(d) (Maxwell Street Klezmer Band You Should Be So Lucky)

Track ID:

24389

Vocal:

Fishman, Lisa

Artist:

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

Trumpet:

Braun, Ivo, trumpet

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Track comment:

Incorporates "Der Shtiller Bulgar"/ Bregman/Vocco/ Cahn credited as "Composer"

Language:

English

Style:

Swing/Klezmer

On album:

U-004(a) (Uptown Klezmer Ashnelerando)

Track ID:

25352

Artist:

Uptown Klezmer

Style:

Instrumental/Swing/Klezmer

On album:

K-084(a) (Bruce Kaminsky's Klezmer Jazz Ensemble/ And The Angels Swing/ DBK Jazz)

Track ID:

27065

Artist:

Bruce Kaminsky's Klezmer Jazz Ensemble

Bass:

Kaminsky, Bruce

Trumpet/Flute:

Slotter, Stanley

Saxaphone:

Ulansey, Ken

Drums:

Klauber, Bruce

Piano:

Kleinman, Dan

Track comment:

Phila Based Group

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer/Jazz/Modern

On album:

F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)

Track ID:

28549

Vocal/Conductor:

Bailey, Mildred

Artist:

Mildred Bailey Orchestra

Trumpet:

Shavers, Charlie

Clarinet:

Bailey, Buster

Alto Saxaphone:

Procope, Russell

Piano:

Kyle, Billy

String Bass:

Kirby, John

Drums:

O'Neill, Spencer

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angeles sing the sweetest song I ever heard

Track comment:

Originally recorded Apr 24, 1939, Vocalion 4815

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

K-035(d)1

Track ID:

32871

Artist:

Original Klezmer Jazz Band

Arranger/Piano/Musical Direction:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Banjo/Guitar:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Trumpet:

Gross, Ken

Clarinet/Alto Sax:

Chernet, Joel

Bass:

Abruzzo, Tom

Style:

Klezmer/Instrumental/Swing

Length:

4:38

On album:

G-126(a) (Jim Guttumann / Bessarabian Breakdown)

Track ID:

40660

Artist:

Bailey, Art

Artist:

Smith, Grant

Artist:

Guttmann, Jim

On album:

V0445 (Drexel Mediterranean Ensemble: Bruce Kaminsky, conductor (Video))

Track ID:

42304

Vocal:

DeLuca, Rosina

Keyboard:

Posmontier, Dave

Clarinet:

Ulancy, Ken

Artist:

Mediterranean Ensemble

Conductor:

Kaminsky, Bruce

First line:

You smile, and the angels sing, the angeles sing the sweetest song I ever heard

Language:

English

Style:

Swing/Klezmer/Pop

Length:

4:42

On album:

M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)

Track ID:

1296

Artist:

Mazeltones

Vocal:

Marcus, Wendy

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Interpolated with "Der Shtiler Bulgar".

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

B-002(c) (Jan Bart Sings Yinglish)

Track ID:

1297

Vocal/English Adaptation:

Bart, Jan

Clarinet:

Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ

Conductor/Arranger:

Gunther, William

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Bregman/ Cocco/ Cahn credited as "Composer"

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

G-013(d)5 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 09 and 10)

Track ID:

1298

Artist:

Goodman, Benny Orchestra

Trumpet:

Ellman, Ziggy

Vocal:

Tilton, Martha

First line:

You smiled, and the angels sing, and though its just a...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Lecture 10, Song of the Golden Land, Simkhas

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

S-068(a) (Shirim Klezmer Orchestra ...of angels and horseradish)

Track ID:

1299

Artist:

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra

Artist:

Gerut, Rosalie & Betty Silberman

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

O-007(a) (The Old World Folk Band II Dancing In The Aisles — קלעזמער)

Track ID:

1300

Vocal:

Leviton, Susan

Artist:

Old World Folk Band

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

On album:

B-008(a) (Music Of A People Stanley Black Conducting London Festival Orchestra & Chorous)

Track ID:

1301

Artist:

London Festival Orch & Chorus

Conductor:

Black, Stanley

First line:

We meet, and the angels sing, the angels sing the sweetest..

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Style:

Instrumental/Swing

On album:

S-047(a) (Shalom Music of the Jewish People)

Track ID:

1303

Artist:

Ziggy Elman Orchestra

Vocal:

Tilton, Martha

Conductor/Trumpet:

Ellman, Ziggy

Track comment:

Also known as "Freilch In Swing" (Based on "Shtiler Bulgar")

Style:

Instrumental/Swing

On album:

F-013(f) (Giora Feidman The Magic Of The Klezmer)

Track ID:

1304

Artist:

Feidman, G., Clarinet & Ensemble — פיידמן, גיורא, קלאַרנעט מיט אַנסאַמבל

Track comment:

Melodies Rhapsody In Blue/ Ain't Necessarily So/ Summertime

Style:

Instrumental

On album:

K-035(a) (The Original Klezmer Jazz Band)

Track ID:

5386

Trombone:

Bragin, Ted

Drums:

Salzberg, Si

Artist:

Original Klezmer Jazz Band

Arranger/Piano/Musical Direction:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Banjo/Guitar:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Trumpet:

Gross, Ken

Clarinet/Alto Sax:

Chernet, Joel

Bass:

Abruzzo, Tom

Artist:

Original Klezmer Jazz Band

Style:

Klezmer/Instrumental/Swing

Length:

4:38

Recording

On album:

K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))

Track ID:

7014

Vocal/Orchestra Leader:

Katz, Mickey

Artist:

Mickey Katz Orchestra

First line:

Hi, Ho, Shemdrick! I'm an old cow hand, from Orchard and...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Recording

On album:

K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))

Track ID:

11424

Vocal/Orchestra Leader:

Katz, Mickey

Artist:

Mickey Katz Orchestra

First line:

Oy, dat old black smidgick has me in its spell,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yinglish

Recording

On album:

G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)

Track ID:

36385

Vocal:

Horn, Lena

First line:

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, can't help lovin that man of mine,

Language:

English

Style:

Pop/Concert/Torch Song

Length:

1:33

Recording

On album:

G-020(A) (Michael Garin / The Song of the Alpha Male)

Track ID:

35301

Vocal:

Garin, Michael

Language:

English

Length:

2:47