| Schwartz, Abe / Klezmer King, the |
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| Album: | Klezmer King, the | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Schwartz, Abe | Added: | 05/2002 | |
| Label: | Sony Music | |||
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| Add Date: | 2002-10-14 | Pull Date: | 2002-12-16 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 8 Dec | 24 Nov | 17 Nov | 10 Nov | 3 Nov | 27 Oct | 20 Oct |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 21, 2008: | thats not bluegrass Russishe Shehr | 4. | Oct 28, 2005: | the jewish alternative Ch'sidishe Nigunim | |
| 2. | Nov 17, 2006: | the jewish alternative Dovid'l Bazetzt Die Kallah | 5. | Aug 03, 2005: | the jewish alternative Zorg Nit Mama | |
| 3. | Dec 09, 2005: | the jewish alternative Ch'sidishe Nigunim | 6. | Jul 13, 2005: | the jewish alternative Hurrah! Far Unzer Held Levie |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2002-09-25 | ||
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ABE SCHWARTZ – The Klezmer King Columbia/Legacy, 2002 USA – Abe Schwartz was one of the early giants of modern klezmer. On this collection of recordings from 1917 through 1935, we get to hear Abe as bandleader or violinist in a variety of settings along with other greats, including his “discoveries,” Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. These old recordings are rather “flat”, but very clean (only a few scratchy tracks). Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21 01. lively, folksy percolation 02. lumbering Hasidic medley, livens up 03. upbeat, almost carnival atmosphere 04. strong vocal + trio, nifty harmony 05. scratchy orchestra, Russian tune 06. good clarinet intro, then perky 07. airy, somewhat rustic quintet 08. slow, clarinet twitters, happy ending 09. hey, it’s a Levine song! (see below) 10. upbeat orchestra, laughing clarinet 11. violin + piano: dramatic, then peppy 12. bouncy, w/ clarinet/violin in unison 13. Romanian hora: slow, then uptempo 14. good, lively vocal w/ trio backing 15. orch. waltz, has a carnival/circus sound 16. “serious” orch. composition, tells a story 17. long intro, then fast silliness at the end 18. fun vocal, with light orch. backing 19. Nino Rota-esque, laughing/trilling accents 20. upbeat, gliding dance; perky clarinet 21. fun novelty with lots of gruff spoken word 22. quick, lively bounce in Russian style 23. slow, schmaltzy vocal and weeping violins 24. plodding march; nice clarinet, though 25. robust version of a well-known song [Fo] - 9/25/02 ===================== WHAT’S A “LEVINE SONG” ???? In 1927, young millionaire Charles A. Levine tried to bankroll the first airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Charles Lindbergh beat Levine’s man (Clarence Chamberlain) to the punch by two weeks. To save his investment, Levine decided to ride along when Chamberlain made the flight to Europe, thus becoming the world’s first transatlantic airline passenger. A small feat, perhaps, but it was enough to make him a major celebrity in a community that needed a few heroes. Levine was honored in a number of popular Yiddish songs, hastily written and recorded in the summer of 1927. Another one of these, with translated lyrics, can be found on the “Yiddish Radio Project” compilation that came through the A-File in Spring 2002. For the full story, see http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/levine/ Sadly, Levine’s achievement is now almost entirely forgotten. | ||
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