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Release Date: 2002-12-02Label: Rounder Select
Recorded Sivan-Tammuz 5754 (June 1994) at Baby Monster Studios, NYC.Tracks # 6, 7, 9 and 11 were commissioned by Gregg Bordowitz for his film "Fast Trip, Long Drop" (USA, 1993).
The Klezmatics: Lorin Sklamberg (vocals, accordion, piano); Frank London (trumpet, cornet, alto horn, piano, organ, background vocals); David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet, background vocals); Alicia Svigals (violin, background vocals); Paul Morrissett (bass, background vocals); David Licht (drums).Additional personnel includes: Adrienne Cooper (vocals); Marc Ribot (electric guitar); Matt Darriau (alto saxophone, background vocals); Moxy Fruvous;Betty.Producers: Hijaz "Hirsh-Leyb" Mustapha, The Klezmatics.Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York in 1994. Includes liner notes by Rabbi Kalman Ben Zishe Holzhacker.Picture the Reverend Horton Heat with a yarmulke, if you like. Or "Fiddler on the Roof" with Coltraneian complexity. This album includes a rock guitar cameo by Marc Ribot.