Rhythm and Jews

Rhythm and Jews
Rhythm and Jews
Studio album by The Klezmatics
Released	1993
Genre	Klezmer
Label	Flying Fish
The Klezmatics chronology

Rhythm and Jews is an album by American klezmer group The Klezmatics.[4] It was released in 1993 via Flying Fish.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The album includes many traditional melodies of the hassidic repertoire and of the repertoire of 1920s first generation American klezmer pioneer Naftule Brandwein.[5]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that the album contains "traditional klezmer tunes with very American syncopation, blue notes and rhythmic punch."[5]

Track listing

Fun Tashlikh
NY Psycho Freylekhs
Di Sapozhkelekh
Clarinet Yontev
Araber Tants
Di zun vet Aruntergeyn
Tsiveles Bulgar
Violin Doyna
Honikzaft
Bulgar A La Klezmatics
Shnirele Perele - Klezmatics Fantasy: A Suite Mostly In D
Der yidisher soldat in di...
Bukoviner Freylikhs
Buhusher Khosid
Terkish-Bulgarish

Personnel

Frank London - trumpet, cornet, keyboards, vocals
Lorin Sklamberg - accordion, keyboards, lead vocals
Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals
David Licht - drums
David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet
Alicia Svigals - violin, vocals
Mahmoud Fadl - percussion (Track 1)
Alan Bern - accordion (2)
Tine Kinderman - backing vocals (4, 11)
Christoph Herrman - backing vocals (4)

References

"Rhythm + Jews". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
"Robert Christgau: CG: The Klezmatics". www.robertchristgau.com.
Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 15, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
Pareles, Jon (February 13, 1993). "Review/Music; Klezmer Meets Arabic Tradition" – via NYTimes.com.
Himes, Geoffrey (March 12, 1993). "NOT PHLEGMATIC, THE KLEZMATICS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.

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[1] "Rhythm + Jews". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[2] "Robert Christgau: CG: The Klezmatics". www.robertchristgau.com.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 15, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.

[4] Pareles, Jon (February 13, 1993). "Review/Music; Klezmer Meets Arabic Tradition" – via NYTimes.com.

[auto-5] Himes, Geoffrey (March 12, 1993). "NOT PHLEGMATIC, THE KLEZMATICS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.