Metropolitan Klezmer – Yiddish for Travelers

Description

Tracklist

1. Nokh a Gleyzl Vayn [Another Glass of Wine] 02:11
2. C Minor Bulgar 02:53
3. Fifth Floor Khosidl 03:18
4. Mangiko / Yoshke Fort Avek [Greek & Yiddish versions] 03:57
5. Der Feter Max’s Bulgar [Uncle Max’s Bulgar] 02:17
6. Libes Shmertsn [The Pain of Love] 03:21
7. Sheyn Vi Di Levone [Beautiful as the Moon] 02:08
8. Yosl, Yosl 00:56
9. Farlangen [Longing] 01:19
10. Der Gasn Nigun [The Street Tune] 02:25
11. Ken O’Hara Freylekh 02:47
12. Russian Sher [Scissors Dance] 02:54
13. Fiselekh [Happy Feet] 01:50
14. Der Yidisher Soldat in di Trenches [Jewish Soldier in the Trenches] 03:19
15. Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen [Raisins and Almonds] 02:25
16. Metropolitan Raisins (Jazz version) 02:19
17. Oy Tate [Oh Father] 02:33
18. Zhok a la Dave 01:15
19. Steve’s Bar Mitzve 01:50
20. Ismail’s Doyna (Mainly Rumanian…) 02:25
21. Bessarabian Hora 02:14
22. Kostakowsky Sirba 03:48
23. Volokh 01:58
24. Der Miropoler Rebe’s Nigun & Dybbuk March 03:55

Released January 1988

Ismail Butera, accordion, bendir
Steve Elson: clarinets, saxophones, flute
Michael Hess: violin, viola, kanun, ney flutes
Dave Hofstra: upright bass, tuba
Deborah Karpel: vocals
Eve Sicular: drums