Recommended World: Klezmer music (#1 - #40)

RAY MUSIKER: Ray Musiker: A Living Tradition
As a scion of the prestigious Musiker family, clarinetist Ray Musiker has been central to some of the most important moments in 20th century Yiddish-American music. Here, accompanied by a handpicked ensemble of today's finest klezmer players.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

ITZHAK PERLMAN: A Jewish Violin - The Best of Klezmer & Traditional Jewish Music
Itzhak Perlman performs classic Jewish melodies on this imported CD with some of the greatest Klezmer bands in the world as well as the Israel Philharmnic Orch.
CD price: $18.98

MATT TEMKIN'S YIDDISHE JAM BAND: Poykler's Shloft Lied
Klezmer meets big band and fusion jazz in this debut CD of this band of international known performers.
Recommended if you like The Klezmer Conservatory Band, Frank London.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $11.00

DAVE TARRAS, N. BRANDWEIN, MAX LEIBOWITZ, JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ, ABE SCHWARTZ, BELF'S RUMANIAN: Yikhes (Lineage): Early Klezmer Recordings 1911-1939
Early recordings by some of the greatest and most important artists in Klezmer music.
Recommended if you like Machaya Klezmer Band.CD price: $17.98

SALOMON KLEZMORIM: First Klez
One of the most popular European Klezmer bands perfoming traditonal Klezmer and Yiddish tunes accompanied with Clarinet, Cimbalom, Accordion and Tarogato.
CD price: $16.98

KLEZMANIACS: Oy Vey, Rebenyu!
The Klezmaniacs bring their rollicking, foot-stomping sound to some refreshing selections of instrumental klezmer and Yiddish song. A wonderful fusion of new-world energy and old-world spirit.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

CIRCUS CONTRAPTION: Gallimaufry
Drunken waltzes, blazing klezmer, and more from Seattle's premiere one-ring travelling circus. Find out why this is a favorite at CD Baby.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $7.99

MACHAYA KLEZMER BAND: What A Machaya!
This exciting Klezmer CD, voted one of the Top 10 CDs The year by Moment Magazine features traditional Klezmer Dance and songs for every happy celebration.
CD price: $15.97

GIORA FEIDMAN: Klassic Klezmer
The klezmer clarinet of Giora Feidman in soulful interpretations of traditional Jewish Music including Yiddish, Chassidic and Israeli standards. A beautiful recording by the number one Klezmer musician in the world.
CD price: $17.97

AUFWIND: Modne velt
Yidish Songs and Klezmer Music from one of the first and finest European Klezmer Bands. Aufwind CD No.: #7
CD price: $17.00

MICHAEL WINOGRAD: Bessarabian Hop
Neo-traditional Klezmer Music, conceived by clarinetist, Michael Winograd, and performed by New York's finest rising stars in the Klezmer Scene.
Recommended if you like Budowitz, Brave Old World.CD price: $10.00

BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS: Eyn Velt
Original and traditional Jewish and Klezmer melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
CD price: $15.00

EXTREME KLEZMER MAKEOVER: Raising The Roof
An irresistible incitement to dance. This 5 piece band will get you howling, clapping or up on your feet with its swooping, sobbing, laughing.slapping and whining inflections.Raising The Roof features Klezmer classics as well as original compositions.
Recommended if you like The Klezmatics.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

URBAN SKY: Urban Sky feat. Paul Brody
The Sound of Berlin. Bold and funny, groovy and weird. An astounding mixture of jazz, funk and oriental elements combined with traditional Jewish music.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

FREYLEKH JAMBOREE: Klezmer No Hana Ha Amaku Saku(rp-01)
"Fake Balkan brass. From Japan" 1st album. Sound like:ching dong (a Japanese advertising marching band), Gypsy-Balkan music, klezmer, old jass, rock, brazil, irish, musette, classic, biguine.
CD price: $16.00

KLEZTORY: Nomade
Klezmer music, traditionally based, with some fresh arrangements, stunningly played by an incredibly talented and creative group of musicians from Montreal.
CD price: $17.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

BAGG STREET KLEZMER BAND: Go Meshuggah!
"The joyous debut by Québec`s first and foremost klezmer band. The selections are beautifully rendered, sometimes rollicking at breakneck speed, at other times pensive and deeply nostalgic" - Montreal Gazette
Recommended if you like The Klezmorim, Abe Schwartz.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $10.00

ARKADY GOLDENSHTEIN: Klezmer Shpil
Brings us back to the roots of klezmer in Moldavia and Bessarabia. This is true folklore in a modern setting. The exciting asymmetrical rhythms leave us with never a dull moment.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $10.00

THE RED SEA PEDESTRIANS: A Lesson In Cartography
Klezmer, folk, and jazz with a touch of rock and psychedelia
CD price: $12.97

ALEX KONTOROVICH: Deep Minor
World Jazz - high energy rambunctious rhythmic grooves and intricate improvisations mixing funk, Afro-Cuban, klezmer and Balkan influences.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

JERUSALEM AMSTERDAM HEIDELBERG CONSPIRACY: DREAM8
Jazz meets Klezmer and goes on tour in Germany. Contrabass and acoustic guitar with whiffs of accordion provide a foundation for healing in the Kabbalist tradition of nigunim and soul transformation. Touches of Flamenco on Cajon, Palmas and Arabian Nay.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $8.00

VIOLINIST LEIB LEVIN&PIANO TRIO: From Nigun To Klezmer
Jewish folk jazz klezmer with colourful and soulful violin touch
Recommended if you like Jascha Heifetz.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $7.70

MATRIMIA: Matrimia!
Authentic Sicilian klezmer and Balkan sounds. This lively music reflects the sunny side of Sicily as well as the more melancholic side.
CD price: $16.51

ED GOLDBERG AND THE ODESSA KLEZMER BAND: Who Stole the Kishka?!
Traditional Klezmer exciting, foot-stomping, hand-clapping music from the Middle East to Eastern Europe to NYC played by the Klezmirim muscicans
CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $13.97

THE DOPPLER TRIO: The Doppler Trio
Thelonious Monk goes to Macedonia on a Klezmer driven spaceship.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

ART BAILEY'S ORKESTRA POPILAR: Branch from the Tree
An exploration of early 20th century Jewish fiddle pieces, improvisation, newly composed music, and pieces from the klezmer and Eastern European repertoire; a focus on fresh interpretations of rarely heard material originally recorded by cymbalom master.
CD price: $16.99

STEVE HUDSON'S OUTER BRIDGE ENSEMBLE: Seamless
Original music inspired from the sounds of jazz, tango, klezmer, punk, and Phillip Glass. A group sound that blends composition with grooving improvisation.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

CONSTANTIN LUPU, CONSTANTIN NEGEL, ANTON MITICA STEFAN: Roots of Klezmer
The lost Jewish music of Moldavia
CD price: $12.98 / MP3 price: $9.98

CARDAMON QUARTET: Reflections of The Road
Reflections of the Road is a musical fantasy of a peaceful Middle-East where people of diverse traditions collaborate to invent a new culture. Influenced by traditional Israeli folk songs, Turkish Gypsy music, classical Arabic music, and even samba.
Recommended if you like Yo-Yo Ma, Hermeto Pascoal.CD price: $8.95 / MP3 price: $8.95

STEVEN GREENMAN: Stempenyu's Dream
The first studio recording comprised entirely of originally composed traditional klezmer violin music, Stempenyu's Dream is the music of violinist, Steven Greenman, one of the finest practitioners of East European Jewish violin music in the world today.
CD price: $25.00

SHIRIM KLEZMER ORCHESTRA: Mayse/ Tales
High octane traditional instrumental klezmer music with extraordinary improvisations.
CD price: $12.97

KLEZTRAPHOBIX: Another Bottle of Vodka
While firmly entrenched in the Klezmer tradition, the Kleztraphobix draw on the diverse musical experiences of its member musicians to create a fresh, vibrant expression of the art of Klezmer.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

JUEZ: Shemspeed Alt Schule
Self described as breakbeat klezmer jazz; they draw on klezmer modes in a unique exploration of jazz and progressive rock rhythms with influences ranging from Yemenite to hip hop.
CD price: $13.99 / MP3 price: $13.99

JASON ROSENBLATT & SHTREIML: Harmonica Galitzianer
Traditional klezmer music featuring the 10-hole diatonic harmonica.
MP3 price: $13.97

THE KLEZ DISPENSERS: New Jersey Freylekhs
Traditional and original klezmer tunes, joyful big band-style arrangements and soulful melodies from this energetic young seven-piece ensemble.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

CASCO BAY TUMMLERS: Jumpin' Jewpiter
Recorded just after a two week tour of Lithuainia, this CD features unique arrangements of new and traditional klezmer tunes, with a bit of Kurt Weill added in.
CD price: $10.00

BLACK CAT ORCHESTRA: Long Shadows at Noon
Music from a Mitteleuropa of your dreams--a place where folk, classical, rock and klezmer collide in a stately dance, in a time that manages to be both now and then.
CD price: $12.97


