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	a) Trello Hasaposerviko b) Sonya / Anushke	The Klezmorim	07:40
117	Af Shabes In Vilma	The Klezmorim	02:05
118	Taxim	The Klezmorim	02:34