First Recordings 1976-78

Klezmorim was one of the first of the revivalist bands to play klezmer, the traditional dance music of Central and Eastern European Jews. The genre, which immigrants brought to the United States, incorporated Eastern European instrumental styles and American popular forms such as early jazz, but it largely faded within a generation. Klezmorim, formed by saxophonist Lev Liberman and violinist David Skuse in Berkeley, California, in 1974, sought to bring klezmer music back to life. The 1976–78 recordings presented here chronicle the start of the klezmer revival. This 1989 reissue contains the first recordings by Klezmorim for Arhoolie Records. The album cover is by noted cartoonist Robert Crumb.

Track Listing

101	Di Zilberne Khasene The Klezmorim	03:20
102	Cintec De Dragoste The Klezmorim	01:23
103	Hora Lui Damian The Klezmorim	02:12
104	Thalassa The Klezmorim	03:44
105	Fidl Volach The Klezmorim	03:05
106	Medyatsiner Waltz The Klezmorim	02:15
107	Sherele The Klezmorim	03:06
108	Mayn Rue Plats The Klezmorim	03:07
109	A Glezele Vayn The Klezmorim	03:09
110	Baym Rebns Sude The Klezmorim	03:22
111	Lebedik Un Freylekh The Klezmorim	02:45
112	Sirba / Hora The Klezmorim	05:05
113	Doina The Klezmorim	03:25
114	Papirosn The Klezmorim	05:21
115	Firen Di Mekhutonim Aheym The Klezmorim	03:08
116	Trello Hasaposerviko / Sonya / Anushke The Klezmorim	07:40
117	Af Shabes in Vilna The Klezmorim	02:05
118	Taxim The Klezmorim	02:34