Jews with Horns

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Jews With Horns
Jews with Horns.jpg
Studio album by
The Klezmatics
Released1995 (1995)
Genre Klezmer
Label Xenophile/Green Linnet [1]
The Klezmatics chronology
Rhythm and Jews
(1990)
Jews With Horns
(1995)
Possessed
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau A– [3]

Jews With Horns is the third album by the American klezmer band the Klezmatics, released in 1995. [4] It is the first album on which Matt Darriau performed, which led to his induction as a full member of the group. Marc Ribot is featured on the second track, "Fisherlid". [5]

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Critical reception

The Washington Post thought that "the Klezmatics are capable of the slow, lovely, horn-and-violin harmonies of the traditional 'Romanian Fantasy' or the exuberant Hasidic vocals of 'Nign'." [1]

AllMusic wrote that "the fast numbers ... are frenzied celebratory drinking songs—a true revival of the community spirit which spawned this eastern European brand of folk music." [2]

Track listing

  1. Man in a Hat
  2. Fisherlid
  3. Khsidim tants
  4. Simkhes-toyre
  5. Romanian Fantasy
  6. Bulgars / The Kiss
  7. Nign
  8. Honga
  9. In Kampf
  10. Doyna
  11. Freyt aykh, yidlekh
  12. Kale bazetsn
  13. Heyser tartar-tants
  14. Es vilt zikh mir zen
  15. Overture

Personnel

Frank London - trumpet, cornet, alto horn, piano, organ, vocals
Lorin Sklamberg - accordion, piano, lead vocals
Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals
David Licht - drums
David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals
Alicia Svigals - violin, vocals
Ray "Chinito" Diaz - guiro (Track 1)
Moxy Früvous - backing vocals (1)
Matt Darriau - alto saxophone (2, 15), backing vocals (4)
Marc Ribot - electric guitar (2)
Betty Silberman - backing vocals (2)
Adrienne Cooper - vocals (14)

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Jews with Horns - The Klezmatics | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
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