Cantors, Klezmorim and Crooners 1905-1953 - 3 CD Box Set

UK import

Jewish or not, those who hear Klezmer are almost always drawn to it-it's wistfulness and humanity speak to all but the most hardened souls. Klezmer entered our musical bloodstream through composers like Berlin, Kern and the Gershwin's; here are Lenine and Trotsky Morris Goldstein; My Yiddishe Momme Sophie Tucker; Selection of Hebrew Dances Ambrose & His Orchestra; If I Were Rothschild Sholem Aleichem; Operatic Rag Joseph Moskowitz, and more classic Yiddish 78s. Includes 67 tracks (42 never reissued) and a 72-page illustrated booklet!

Reviews:

"...reveals the popular tastes of the Jewish community at a time of great cultural ferment and "...had me marveling, open- mouthed..." -- Tablet

"A whole lot of love and care has been lavished on this project and JSP must be thrilled with the result because they've just produced a landmark reissue of Jewish music with all the respect it deserves. I can see another Grammy on the horizon for this!" -- Red Lick Records:

"As if in a dream, chazonim are still operatic, comedians are still kidding and clarinets are wailing through the wall. Go ahead. Eavesdrop." -- The Jewish Week

"They'll make you laugh, they'll make you cry, but most of all they'll deepen your appreciation for the richness of Jewish culture." "...an amazing job.." -- Playback (St. Louis)

"Cantors, Klezmorim and Crooners 1905-1953: Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection," digs deep into the archive of early 20th century Yiddish music and rescues...many talented musicians from obscurity." The set is " lovingly transferred digitally and reproduced in a handsome boxed set with notes by the renowned klezmer maven Henry Sapoznik." -- Jerry Schwartz, Associated Press