Name:
Tanzman, Yosef
Name (Yiddish):
טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Born:
Oct 16, 1886 (Warsaw, Poland)
Died:
April 4, 1931 (New York)
Comment:
1889, emigrated to US. See Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre, Vol 2, p. 855

Songs written or composed

Ikh Vil A Khusn — איך װיל אַ חתן

Also known as:
I Want A Fellow (Eng, Yid)
Author:
Reilly, Betty
Composer:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Genre:
Novelty/Theatre/Vaudville
Subject:
Marriage/Bridegroom/Love
Song comment:
See Hershkes entry 3222

Recordings

On album:
K-027(a) (Art Raymond Requests Your Presence At a Jewish Wedding)
Track ID:
6997
Vocal:
Kane, Harriet
Accomp.:
Marty Levitt Orchestra
First line:
Ikh vil a khusn, oy s'iz shlekht, that's all I think of...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Melody line is from "Vu Zaynen Mayne Zibn Gute Yor?"
Language:
English/Yiddeish
Style:
Klezmer
On album:
G-004(c) (Mink...Shmink (As Long As You're Healthy) Jenny Goldstein)
Track ID:
18615
Vocal:
Reilly, Betty
First line:
In my recent tour abroad, to entertain the GIs there,
First line:
אױ, איך װיל אַ חתן, אױ אַ שרעק,...שטאַרב איך אַװעק,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English/Yiddish
On album:
F-034(c) (Finjan Crossing Selkirk Avenue)
Track ID:
21043
Vocal:
Fink, Shayla
Vocal:
Posen, Kinzey
Vocal/Accompaniment:
Finjan
First line:
In my recent tour abroad, in each village and each hamlet...
First line:
איך דאַרף אַ מאַן, איך דאַרף אַ קװעטש,
Track comment:
Original credited to Betty Reilly, Joe Lieb, Joe Tanzman
Language:
English/Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer
On album:
V-005(a)2 (The Best of Yiddish Vaudeville Vol 2)
Track ID:
24276
Vocal:
Reilly, Betty
First line:
In my recent tour abroad, to entertain the GIs there,
First line:
אױ, איך װיל אַ חתן, אױ אַ שרעק,...שטאַרב איך אַװעק,
Language:
English/Yiddish
Style:
Swing/Freylekhs

Gevald Di Bananas — געװאַלד די באַנאַנאַס

Author:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Composer:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Genre:
Vaudville/Novelty/Adaption
Subject:
Bananas
Song comment:
Adaptation of "Yes, We Have No Bananas"

Recording

On album:
F-045(a)1 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 1)
Track ID:
28517
Vocal:
Medoff, David
First line:
Gevald, ikh vel meshege vern, shtendik halt ikh fun eyn hern, "Yes we have.."
First line (Yiddish):
געוואַלד, איך וועל משוגע ווערן, שטענדיק האַלט איך פֿון איין הערן, "יעס ווי.."
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Parody/Humor
Length:
02:42

Di Libe Iz A Blum — די ליבע איז אַ בלום

Author:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Composer:
Brody, Joseph — יוסף ברױדי
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Love/Flowers/Garden/Romance
Additional song notes:
From the musical "Yankele Tsigayner"
Sheet music:
Folder:
392
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Trio Press Inc.
Publisher address:
28 E. 4th St. New York, NY
Date:
1926
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
170
First line:
A gorten fun libe vel ikh far dir flantsen, fun blumen…
First line (Yiddish):
אַ גאָרטען פֿון ליבע וועל איך דיר פֿלאַנצען, פֿון בלומען אַלערליי,
Notes:
Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. From the show Yankele Tzigayner. A Garten Fin Libe, duet by Samuel Rosenstein and Rose Karp. "Now playing at Samuel Rosenstein's Lenox Theatre, Lenox Ave & 111th St., New York. Yiddish words on back cover. Theatre program with cast of characters also on back cover.

Other tracks with this artist

Der Italiener — דער איטאַליענער

Genre:
Sketch/Spoken Word/Humor/Comedy/Vaudeville
Subject:
Mixed Marriage/Prayers/Pedigree
Additional song notes:
The Italian
On album:
019e (Tanzman, Jos & Zeeman, Anna/ Der Italiener/ Fish Oyf Shabos)
Track ID:
29317
Artist:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Artist:
Zeeman, Anna

Fish Oyf Shabos — פֿיש אויף שבת

Genre:
Shetch/Spoken Word/Humorous/Comedy/Vaudeville
Subject:
Fish Monger/Housewife/Insults/Stale Fish/Bargaining
Additional song notes:
Fish For The Sabbath
On album:
019e (Tanzman, Jos & Zeeman, Anna/ Der Italiener/ Fish Oyf Shabos)
Track ID:
29318
Artist:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Artist:
Zeeman, Anna

Der Seder Mirke — דער סדר מירקע

Genre:
Vaudeville/Sketch/Song/Duet/Klezmer/Humor
Subject:
Passover/Seder/Poverty/Foods/Insults/Husband/Wife
Additional song notes:
Mirke's Seder
On album:
A-060(d) (Songs From the Attic/ Lider Fun Boydem 6/ The Best of 78 Records/ Comical Duets — לידער פֿון בוידעם 6\ די בעסטע פֿון 78 פּלאַטן קאָמיקאַל דועטס)
Track ID:
36109
Vocal:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Vocal:
Zeeman, Anna
First line:
A gitn peysekh dir mirke, a finstere sonim oyf dayn kop, azoy shpet kimst men...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Theater/Comedy/Humor/Vaudville/Sketch/Spoken Word Song
Length:
3:00

Der Italiener — דער איטאַליענער

Genre:
Sketch/Spoken Word/Humor/Comedy/Vaudeville
Subject:
Mixed Marriage/Prayers/Pedigree
Additional song notes:
The Italian
On album:
A-060(d) (Songs From the Attic/ Lider Fun Boydem 6/ The Best of 78 Records/ Comical Duets — לידער פֿון בוידעם 6\ די בעסטע פֿון 78 פּלאַטן קאָמיקאַל דועטס)
Track ID:
36095
Vocal:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Vocal:
Zeeman, Anna
First line:
Nu, got aykh danken, ikh hob shoyn gebensht likh oyf shabos,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Sketch/Theater/Comedy/Humor/Vaudville/Spoken Word
Length:
3:25

Fish Oyf Shabes

On album:
A-060(d) (Songs From the Attic/ Lider Fun Boydem 6/ The Best of 78 Records/ Comical Duets — לידער פֿון בוידעם 6\ די בעסטע פֿון 78 פּלאַטן קאָמיקאַל דועטס)
Track ID:
36096
Vocal:
Tanzman, Yosef — טאַנזמאַן, יוסף
Vocal:
Zeeman, Anna
First line:
Fish, vayblekh, oyf shabos, fish, di gute fun yam hagodl,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Sketch/Theater/Comedy/Humor/Vaudville
Length:
2:17