''Jews With Horns'' is the third album by the American

klezmer Klezmer ( yi, קלעזמער or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for l ...

band the Klezmatics, released in 1995. It is the first album on which

Matt Darriau Matt Darriau (born in Bloomington, Indiana), is a Balkan, klezmer, Celtic and jazz musician. His most notable work is with Balkan rhythm quartet Paradox Trio, The Klezmatics, and Orange Then Blue. Other musical projects include Ballin' the Jack, ...

performed, which led to his induction as a full member of the group. Marc Ribot is featured on the second track, "Fisherlid".

Critical reception

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'' 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'."

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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."

Track listing

# Man in a Hat # Fisherlid # Khsidim tants # Simkhes-toyre # Romanian Fantasy # Bulgars / The Kiss # Nign # Honga # In Kampf # Doyna # Freyt aykh, yidlekh # Kale bazetsn # Heyser tartar-tants # # Overture

Personnel

Frank London Frank London (born 1958 in New York) is an American klezmer trumpeter who also plays jazz and world music. Early life London was born to a Reform Jewish family and grew up in New York and Connecticut. He started playing the trumpet in fourth g ...

- trumpet, cornet, alto horn, piano, organ, vocals

Lorin Sklamberg Lorin Sklamberg is a vocalist, accordionist, pianist, guitarist and founding member of American Klezmer band The Klezmatics. He began performing Jewish music at age fifteen, and moved to New York in the early 1980s to incorporate klezmer into his ...

- accordion, piano, lead vocals
Paul Morrissett - bass, vocals

David Licht David Licht (born 20th century in Detroit, Michigan) is a drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning American Klezmer band The Klezmatics. He moved to New York City in 1985 to help manage a recording studio, joined the band Bong ...

- drums
David Krakauer - clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals

Alicia Svigals Alicia Svigals (born January 8, 1963) is an American violinist and composer. A co-founder of the Grammy-winning band The Klezmatics, she is considered by many to be the world's foremost living klezmer fiddler. Early life Alicia Svigals, violinis ...

- violin, vocals
Ray "Chinito" Diaz - guiro (Track 1)
Moxy Früvous - backing vocals (1)

- alto saxophone (2, 15), backing vocals (4)
Marc Ribot - electric guitar (2)
Betty Silberman - backing vocals (2)

Adrienne Cooper Adrienne Cooper (September 1, 1946 – December 25, 2011) was a Yiddish singer, musician and activist who was integral to the contemporary revival of klezmer music. In addition to her work as a Yiddish singer she was the assistant director at ...

- vocals (14)

References

{{Authority control The Klezmatics albums 1995 albums Yiddish culture in the United States