Rhythm and Jews is an album by American klezmer group The Klezmatics. It was released in 1993 via Flying Fish.
The album includes many traditional melodies of the hassidic repertoire and of the repertoire of the 1920s first generation American klezmer pioneer Naftule Brandwein.
Critical reception The Washington Post wrote that the album contains "traditional klezmer tunes with very American syncopation, blue notes and rhythmic punch."
Track listing 1. Fun Tashlikh 2. NY Psycho Freylekhs 3. Di Sapozhkelekh 4. Clarinet Yontev 5. Araber Tants 6. Di zun vet Aruntergeyn 7. Tsiveles Bulgar 8. Violin Doyna 9. Honikzaft 10. Bulgar A La Klezmatics 11. Shnirele Perele
Klezmatic Fantasy: A Suite Mostly In D: 12. I. Der yidisher soldat in di trenches 13. II. Bukoviner Freylikhs 14. III. Buhusher Khosid 15. IV. 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)
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