Rhythm and Jews is an album by American klezmer group The Klezmatics. It was released in 1993 via Flying Fish.
The album includes many traditional melodies of the hassidic repertoire and of the repertoire of 1920s first generation American klezmer pioneer Naftule Brandwein.
The Washington Post wrote that the album contains "traditional klezmer tunes with very American syncopation, blue notes and rhythmic punch."
1. Fun Tashlikh<br /> 2. NY Psycho Freylekhs<br /> 3. Di Sapozhkelekh<br /> 4. Clarinet Yontev<br /> 5. Araber Tants<br /> 6. Di zun vet Aruntergeyn<br /> 7. Tsiveles Bulgar<br /> 8. Violin Doyna<br /> 9. Honikzaft<br /> 10. Bulgar A La Klezmatics<br /> 11. Shnirele Perele
Klezmatic Fantasy: A Suite Mostly In D:<br /> 12. I. Der yidisher soldat in di trenches<br /> 13. II. Bukoviner Freylikhs<br /> 14. III. Buhusher Khosid<br /> 15. IV. Terkish-Bulgarish
Frank London - trumpet, cornet, keyboards, vocals<br /> Lorin Sklamberg - accordion, keyboards, lead vocals<br /> Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals<br /> David Licht - drums<br /> David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet<br /> Alicia Svigals - violin, vocals<br /> Mahmoud Fadl - percussion (Track 1)<br /> Alan Bern - accordion (2)<br /> Tine Kinderman - backing vocals (4, 11)<br /> Christoph Herrman - backing vocals (4)