russian scissors

Recordings

On album:

K-026(c) (The Compleat Klezmer Excerpts of 78 Recordings...)

Track ID:

13128

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Cassette mastered and compiled by Henry Supoznik

On album:

K-026(a)

Track ID:

13094

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Violin:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Piano:

Schwartz, Sylvia — שװאַרץ, סילװיע

Track comment:

From Columbia 78' 8155F 108486

On album:

S-067(a) (Abe Schwartz Master of Klezmer Music Volume One)

Track ID:

13095

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Track comment:

From 78'

On album:

D-003(b) (Russian Melodies Emil Decameron & His Orchestra)

Track ID:

13096

Artist:

Decameron, Emil & Orch

Track comment:

Classical Sher

On album:

D-016(a) (Miriam Dvorin Yiddish Songs Grandma Soup)

Track ID:

13097

Artist:

Dvorin, Miriam

Track comment:

Recorded under "Russian Sher"

On album:

K-026(a)

Track ID:

13098

Artist:

Hochman's Orchestra

Track comment:

From 78 OK 14059A

On album:

L-019(a) (Marty Levitt his clarinet and orchestra play WEDDING DANCES)

Track ID:

13099

Artist:

Marty Levitt Orchestra

On album:

D-001(a) (Jewish Wedding Dances)

Track ID:

13100

Artist:

Jewish Wedding Dances Ensemble

Artist:

Misiker/ Frey, arr

On album:

F-034(b) (Finjan Where Were You...Before Prohibition)

Track ID:

13101

Artist:

Finjan

On album:

K-030(c) (Kapelye's טשיקען Chicken)

Track ID:

13102

Artist:

Kapelye — קאַפּעליע

Track comment:

Part of "Badkhunes", dialogue, recicitives and music.

On album:

K-029(c) (A Touch of Klez! The Klezmer Conservatory Band)

Track ID:

13103

Artist:

Klezmer Conservatory Band

Artist:

Netsky, Hankus

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Medley with "A Freylekhs Fun "Di Dray Kales".

On album:

K-026(d)1 (Shpil Es Nokh A Mol Musique juive d'Europe centrale)

Track ID:

13104

Artist:

Le Gaulois, Maurice Klezmer Orch

Composer:

Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ

On album:

M-044(a) (Machaya Klezmer Band)

Track ID:

13105

Artist:

Machaya Klezmer Band

Artist:

McCrensky, Jay, dir

On album:

B-059(a) (Akiva Ben-Horin and Rashit/Jewish Music Ensemble — עקיבא בּן-הורין ראשית קבוצת עבודה למוסיקה יהודית)

Track ID:

13106

Flute:

Ben-Horin, Akiva — בּן־חרין, עקיבא

Artist:

Goodman, Yotanan, arranger

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Based-Abe Schwartz record K-26(a) Columbia 78' 8155F 108486

On album:

R-003(a) (The Happy Soul of a People Harry Ringler & His Orchestra)

Track ID:

13107

Artist:

Ringler, Harry and his orchestra

Arranger:

Cain, Yosl

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

On album:

T-007(i) (Dave Tarras Volume One)

Track ID:

13108

Clarinet:

Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ

On album:

T-007(k) (Freilachs For Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Other Celebrations 3 — הלק ג ושאר חגיגות שירי שׂמחות לחתונות, בּק מצוות)

Track ID:

13109

Clarinet:

Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ

Artist:

Murray Lehrer Orchestra

On album:

K-053(a) (Harry Kandel Master of Klezmer Music Russian Sher)

Track ID:

13110

Artist:

Kandel's Orchestra — קאַנגעלס אָרקעסטער

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

On album:

K-051(a) (The Klezmatics Shvaygn = Toyt — שװײַגן איז טױט)

Track ID:

13111

Artist:

Klezmatics

Track comment:

Bukavina Kapelye including Dave Tarras

On album:

P-020(a) (Paul Pincus and his Orchestra Music For Happy Occasions)

Track ID:

13113

Artist:

Paul Pincus Orchestra — פּאול פּינקוס אָרקעסטער

Arranger:

Stone, George

Accordion:

Unidentified

Bass:

Galazan, Charlie

Piano:

Eisenberg, Sam

Drums:

Corman, William

Trombone:

Kutcher, Sam

Trumpet:

Epstein, Willie

Tenor Sax:

Epstein, Max — עפּשטײן, מאַקס

Clarinet:

Pincus, Paul

Style:

Klezmer/Instrumental

On album:

V-010(a) (ERLAG< LEZMER!)

Track ID:

13114

Artist:

VIVA KLEZMER

Clarinet/Arranger:

Kavadlo, Gene

Violin:

Kavadlo, Avi

Guitar:

Mosley, Mike

Bass:

Bjorlie, Leo

Style:

Instrumental

On album:

I-004(a) (In Israel Today Vol 4 Music of the Jews from Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

13638

Artist:

Tel Aviv Police Band

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Part of medley with Finjan.

On album:

K-030(a) (Kapelye Future and Past — קאַפּיליע)

Track ID:

13639

Artist:

Kapelye — קאַפּעליע

Conductor:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under title "Abe Shwartz's Famous Sher".

On album:

A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)

Track ID:

13640

Conductor:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

On album:

F-013(e) (Feidman - The Incredible Clarinet — גיורא פיידמן)

Track ID:

13641

Acoustic Guitars:

Atlas, Urial — אטלס, אוריאל

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Basset HornArranger:

Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא

Bass Guitar:

Frenkel, Ami — פרנקל, עמי

Contra Bass:

Gerlich,Ehud — גרליך, אהוד

Acoustic Guitars:

Levy, Yossi Saffie — יוסי לוי

Harp:

Shwartzbart, Mariana — שוורצברט, מריאנה

Percussion:

Krohn, Kenneth — קרון, קנת

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

On album:

K-026(b) (Klezmer Music The First Recordings: 1910-1927)

Track ID:

13642

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Violin:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Piano:

Schwartz, Sylvia — שװאַרץ, סילװיע

On album:

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

Track ID:

13643

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Violin:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Clarinet:

Brandwein, Naftule — בראַנדװײַן, נפֿתּלי

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Lecture 10, Song of the Golden Land, Simkhas

On album:

D-001(b) (Jewish Dances George Schwartz His Orchestra and Singers)

Track ID:

13644

Artist:

Schwartz, George, Orch & Singers

First line:

Shtarker! Beser! Di rod, di rod makht greser! Groys hot mikh

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

On album:

S-028(a) (Schalom Berel Stal y su orquesta)

Track ID:

13645

Artist:

Stal, Berl and orchestra — סטאַל, בערל און אָרקעסטער

On album:

C-029(a) (Let's Be Freilach / Jay Chernow and his Hi-Hats Ensemble / 50 Years of Collecting)

Track ID:

13647

Artist:

Chernow, Jay & his Hi-Hats Ensemb

Artist:

Chernow, Jay & his Hi-Hats Ensemb

Clarinet:

Sass, Moe

Clarinet:

Sass, Moe

Trumpet:

Brandwein, Howard, trumpet

Artist:

Brandwein, Howard, trumpet

Drums:

Gold, S.

Drums:

Gold, S.

First line:

Tsena, tsena tsena, tsena, habanot urena...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under "Russian Sher".

On album:

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

Track ID:

18425

Artist:

Old World Folk Band

Track comment:

Recorded under "Old Russian Sher"

On album:

G-067(a) (Di Gojim (Holland) Klezmer)

Track ID:

21094

Artist:

Di Gojim (Netherlands) די גױעם (נידירלענדן)

On album:

G-067(b) (Di Gojim (Holland) Grine Medine)

Track ID:

21113

Artist:

Di Gojim (Netherlands) די גױעם (נידירלענדן)

Track comment:

With "Shlof Mayn Kind, Mayn Treyst"

On album:

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

Track ID:

21248

Artist:

Klezmer Conservatory Band

Artist:

Netsky, Hankus

Track comment:

Recorded under "Russian Sher"

On album:

A-035(b) (Aufwind Jiddische Lieder & Klesmermusik Gassn Singer — גאַסן זינגער)

Track ID:

21877

Artist:

Aufwind

Track comment:

Recorded under "Yash" with "Russian Sher (Not a sher)

On album:

J-024(a)1 (Judische Lebenswelten /Patterns of Jewish Life 1/Berlin 1992)

Track ID:

22274

Artist:

Epstein Brothers Orchestra

On album:

H-036(a) (I. J. Hochman Master of Klezmer Music Fun Der Khupe)

Track ID:

22548

Artist:

Hochman's Orchestra

Orchestra Director:

Hochman, Israel J

Track comment:

Taken from 78 RPM recorded ca 1921

On album:

H-036(a) (I. J. Hochman Master of Klezmer Music Fun Der Khupe)

Track ID:

22549

Artist:

Hochman's Orchestra

Orchestra Director:

Hochman, Israel J

Track comment:

Taken from 78 RPM recorded ca 1921

On album:

K-026(j) (Shteygers (Ways) New Klezmer Music 1991-1994 — שטײגערס)

Track ID:

23313

Artist:

Warschauer, Jeff

On album:

H-023(b) (The Hester Street Troupe Sounds of the Shtetl)

Track ID:

23822

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Track comment:

Kibbutz Wedding/ Russian Sher #1/ Russian Sher #2

On album:

H-023(b) (The Hester Street Troupe Sounds of the Shtetl)

Track ID:

23823

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Track comment:

Kibbutz Wedding/ Russian Sher #1/ Russian Sher #2

On album:

S-081(d) (Salomon Klezmorim Klezt Best!)

Track ID:

24053

Clarinet:

Salomon, Marcel

Artist:

Salomon Klezmorim

Accordion:

von Tol, Theo

Violin:

Lootsma, Nienke

Track comment:

Three Shers including first called the "Philly Sher"

On album:

B-071(a) (Bagg Street Klezmer Band Go Meshuggah!)

Track ID:

24090

Artist:

Bagg Street Klezmer Band

Track comment:

Medley of several shers from Tarras repertoire

On album:

K-074(a) (Kasbek Klezmer A La Russe Jewish Music from Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

24374

Artist:

Kasbek/ Frieder Breitkreutz b1944

Artist:

Karpen, Adnreas (1943)

Artist:

Muller, Christian/ Uwe Sauerwein

First line:

Lebedik freylekh, zol zayn ... a meylekh, oy oy, a mitsve...

On album:

K-076(a) (The Kabalas Martinis and Bagels — הקבלוֹת)

Track ID:

24640

Trap Set/Frame Drum/Auxiliary Percussion:

Dick, Joel ("Mr")

Artist:

Kabalas — הקבלוֹת

Accordion/Bongos/Guitar/Auxiliiary Percussion:

Morschhauser, Scott

Saxaphone, Soprano and Tenor/Auxiliary Percussion:

Smith, Neal ("Nervous")

Accordion/Auxiliary Percussion:

Wolf, Barry (the Wolfman")

Style:

Instrumental

Length:

4:21

On album:

M-057(a) (Mazzeltov Glik)

Track ID:

24716

Artist:

Mazzeltov

Artist:

van Eck, G., arr

Track comment:

with "Di Mekhutonim" (Mekhutonim Geyen)

On album:

K-026(k)

Track ID:

25009

Artist:

Boiled In Lead

On album:

B-080(a) (Boiberiker Klezmorim — בױבעריקער קלעזמאָרים)

Track ID:

25648

Artist:

Boyberiker Kapelye — בױבעריק קאַפּעליע

Artist:

Mulder, Jaap

Artist:

Boiberiker Kapelye — בױבעריקער קאַפּעליע

Track comment:

with "Lebedik Un Freylekh"

On album:

G-048(f) (Gojim Tscholent Jiddische Lieder / Klezmer Musik)

Track ID:

25397

Artist:

Di Gojim (Austria) די גױעם (עסטרײַך)

On album:

P-027(b) (Phila Klezmer Heritage Ensemble/ Lost Jewish Music of Phila)

Track ID:

26003

Artist:

Phila Klezmer Heritage Ensemble

Clarinet:

Borock, Joe

Artist:

Netsky, Hankus

Track comment:

Recorded under "Philadelphia Sher"-- 16 minutes, 21 seconds

On album:

W-021(c) (The Singing Waltz/ Klezmer Guitar & Mandolin/Jeff Warschauer)

Track ID:

26328

Artist:

Warschauer, Jeff

Clarinet:

Bjorling, Kurt

Violin:

Strauss, Deborah

Track comment:

James Guttman bass/ Hankus Netsky piano/ Grant Smith drums

On album:

M-059(a) (Metropolitan Klezmer Yiddish For Travelers)

Track ID:

26452

Artist:

Metropolitan Klezmer

Length:

2:46

On album:

R-034(f) (Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble Beregovski's Khasene — בערעגאָװסקיס חתונה)

Track ID:

26290

Artist:

Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble

Clarinet/Arranger:

Rubin, Joel

Track comment:

From the Beregovsky collection

Style:

Instrumental

On album:

S-083(b)1 (The Burning Bush/ Best of Yiddish, Klezmer & Sephardic Music 1)

Track ID:

26599

Artist:

Burning Bush

On album:

K-068(d) (The Klezical Tradition Family Portrait — אַ בילד פֿון דער משפּחה)

Track ID:

27055

Artist:

Klezical Tradition

Musical Director:

Greenbaum, Adrienne

Track comment:

with Kh'vil Nisht Aza Khusn

On album:

B-065(b) (Budapester Klezmer Band The Train 7.40)

Track ID:

27435

Artist:

Budapester Klezmer Band

Track comment:

Recorded under title "Mazl Tov"

On album:

C-041(a) (Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet Street Song)

Track ID:

27679

Artist:

Curtis, Mike Klezmer Quartet

Keyboards/Accordion:

Leslie, David

Electric Bass:

Scollard, Dan

Drums:

Storrs, Dave

Clarinet:

Curtis, Mike

Arranger:

Curtis, Mike

Style:

Instr/Klezmer/Trad

Length:

003:46

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

On album:

H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)

Track ID:

31246

Style:

Klezmer

On album:

053s (Instr. Ensemble/ Sher/ Evreisky Tants)

Track ID:

30333

Artist:

Instr. Ensemble

On album:

Y-026(a) (Yid Vicious Klez, Kez, Goy Mit Fez)

Track ID:

27961

Euphonium/Flugabone/Accordion:

Jacobson, Bob

Fiddle:

Wolfe, Daithi

Clarinet:

Baade, Christina

Trumpet:

Austin, David

Guitar:

Pollay, Mike

Bass:

Appleby, Matt

Drums:

Pollack, Jon

Artist:

Yid Vicious

Track comment:

Recorded under title "Devil's Sher"

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

Length:

003:44

On album:

011a (Hochman's Orcherstra/ Rusisher Sher/ Galitsianer Sher)

Track ID:

29086

On album:

011a (Hochman's Orcherstra/ Rusisher Sher/ Galitsianer Sher)

Track ID:

29087

On album:

052k (Abe Neff Orchestra/ Russian Sher/ Russian Kazatska)

Track ID:

30265

Orchestra Leader:

Neff, Abe

Artist:

Abe Neff Orchestra

On album:

L-056(a) (Lerner & Wall: Still Soft Voiced Heart)

Track ID:

30869

Vocal:

Wall, David

Piano/Arranger:

Lerner, Marilyn

Style:

Concert/Klezmer/Improvisational

Length:

4:37

On album:

K-090(a) (KlezSqueeze!\ The Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble)

Track ID:

28237

Artist:

Sy Kushner Klezmer Ensemble

Director/Accordion:

Kushner, Sy

Cimbalom:

Fedoriouk, Alexander

String Bass:

Confurius, Marty

Arranger:

Kushner, Sy

Arranger:

Sy Kushner Klezmer Ensemble

Style:

Klezmer/Instrumental/Lively

Length:

003:21

On album:

030g (Oscar Julius Quartet/USSR Recordings/ Jewish Traditional Songs and Dances/ Alb 401)

Track ID:

29618

Style:

Instrumental/USSR Orchestra

Length:

2:49

On album:

K-144(a) (Kleztory / Nomade)

Track ID:

36673

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet:

Ichmouratov, Airat

Violin/Viola:

Misbakhova, Elvira

Accordion/Percussion/Arranger:

Oppenheim, Henri

Guitar:

Legault, Alain

Double Bass:

Peetsma, Mark

Artist:

Kleztory

Style:

Klezmer/Concert

Length:

2:32

On album:

K-129(a) (Klezmokum / Jew-azzic Park)

Track ID:

39034

clarinet:

Robinson, Perry

vocals, trumpet:

Beysens, Patricia

clarinet and alto sax, background vocal:

Mekel, Hans

tuba:

Fishkind, Larry, tuba

drums and African percussion:

Haliffi, Roberto, drums

Compositions, arrangements, piano, background vocals:

Greene, Burton

Length:

5:42

On album:

K-087(f) (Kroke / Eden — קראָקע\ עדן)

Track ID:

38772

double bass:

Lato, Tomasz

accordion:

Bawol, Jerzy

violin, viola, vocals, percussion:

Kukurba, Tomasz

clarinet:

Lato, Marian

On album:

K-087(f) (Kroke / Eden — קראָקע\ עדן)

Track ID:

38774

double bass:

Lato, Tomasz

accordion:

Bawol, Jerzy

violin, viola, vocals, percussion:

Kukurba, Tomasz

On album:

S-067(b) (Abe Schwartz The Klezmer King)

Track ID:

30439

Artist:

Oriental Orchestra

Track comment:

Recorded under title "Russian Scissors"

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

Length:

3:16

On album:

B-065(c) (Budapester Klezmer Band/A Night in the Garden of Eden/ A Nakht in Gan Eydn/ Ferenc Javori)

Track ID:

36905

Violin:

Illenyi, Katica

Cimbalom:

Balough, Kalman

Clarinet:

Kohan, Istvan

Trombone:

Gabor, Tamas

Trumpet:

Vamos, Ivastan

Accordion:

Nagy, Anna

Drums:

Herboly, Lazlo

Contrabas:

Kiss, Gabor

Leader/Piano:

Javori, Ferenc

Artist:

Budapester Klezmer Band

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer/Concert

Length:

7:13

On album:

E-018(d) (Epstein Brothers/ Judiac International/ Over 200 Years of Music Collectively/ Disc 1one and two)

Track ID:

41274

On album:

E-018(d) (Epstein Brothers/ Judiac International/ Over 200 Years of Music Collectively/ Disc 1one and two)

Track ID:

41278

On album:

N-056(a) (Neff, Abe: Russian Sher/ Kozatska/ Shtiller Bulgar)

Track ID:

42849

Artist:

Abe Neff Orchestra

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

Length:

2:42

On album:

K-053(b) (Harry Kandel/ Der Gasn Nigun/ Master of Klezmer Music Volume 2)

Track ID:

30545

Artist:

Kandel's Orchestra — קאַנגעלס אָרקעסטער

Track comment:

Originally recorded Nov 14, 1917, Recorded as "A Freylekhs Fun Di Khupe"

Style:

Instrumental/Freylekhs

Length:

3:31

On album:

M-047(e) (Cantors Klezmorim and Crooners: 1905-1953 / Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection C)

Track ID:

35687

Violin:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

Length:

3:03

On album:

S-067(b) (Abe Schwartz The Klezmer King)

Track ID:

30456

Violin/Leader:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Clarinet:

Beckerman, Shloymke — בעקערמאַן, שלױמקע

Artist:

Russkj Orkestr "Moskva"

Track comment:

Originally recorded New York, July 1937/ Columbia 20322 F

Style:

Klezmer

Length:

2:50

On album:

S-067(b) (Abe Schwartz The Klezmer King)

Track ID:

30431

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Leader/Violin:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

Clarinet:

Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ

Coronet:

Fiedel, Alex

Track comment:

Originally Recorded NY, Nov 1927/ Columbia 8155-F

Style:

Instrumental/Klezmer

Length:

2:52

On album:

N-013(a) (The Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band)

Track ID:

5541

Artist:

Nisht Geferlekh Klezmer Band — נישט געפֿערלעך קלעזמער באַנדע

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

On album:

N-013(c) (The Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band Klezmering Again!)

Track ID:

5542

Artist:

Nisht Geferlekh Klezmer Band — נישט געפֿערלעך קלעזמער באַנדע

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under "Jewish Dance\Galician Sher"